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笹

笹 — bamboo grass, (kokuji)

Kun
ささ
Strokes
11
JLPT
N1
School grade
9

Common words with 笹

  • 笹ささbamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed thei…Common

    パンダはささをえさにする。
    Pandas feed on bamboo grass.

  • 笹原ささはらfield of bamboo grassOccasional
  • 笹がきささがきcutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavingsRare
  • 雪笹ゆきざさMaianthemum japonicum (species of monocot)Rare
  • 笹百合ささゆりJapanese lily (Lilium japonicum)Rare
  • 笹寿司ささずしsasazushi (sushi wrapped in bamboo leaf)Rare
  • 根笹ねざさdwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)Rare
  • 笹牛の舌ささうしのしたbamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonica)Rare
  • 福笹ふくざさlucky bamboo branch (sold during the Toka Ebisu festival in early January)Rare
  • 笹葉銀蘭ささばぎんらんCephalanthera longibracteata (species of orchid)Rare
  • 竹笹堂たけざさどうTakezasadoRare
  • 笹蜘蛛ささぐもOxyopes sertatus (species of lynx spider)Rare
  • 笹藪ささやぶthicket of bamboo grassRare
  • 篠笹しのざさbamboo grass; bambooRare
  • 笹団扇ささうちわSpathiphyllum patinii (species of peace lily)Rare
  • 縮み笹ちぢみざさwavyleaf basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)Rare
  • 東根笹あずまねざさPleioblastus chino (species of bamboo grass)Rare
  • 尖り笹の葉貝とんがりささのはがいLanceolaria grayana (species of freshwater mussel)Rare
  • 熊笹くまざさkuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bambooRare
  • 笹舟ささぶねtoy bamboo-leaf boatRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 20 words that use 笹.

  • 笹 ささ bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed thei…
  • 笹原 ささはら field of bamboo grass
  • 笹がき ささがき cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
  • 雪笹 ゆきざさ Maianthemum japonicum (species of monocot)
  • 笹百合 ささゆり Japanese lily (Lilium japonicum)

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