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竹
竹
6 strokes
Frequency: 593
JLPT N2
Grade 1

Meanings

bamboo

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たけ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
たか

Common Words

竹
たけ
タケ
Noun
Freq #6417
1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

Examples
林に竹が目立つ。
Bamboo stands out in the woods.
2

middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

笹
ささ
ササ
篠
小竹
Noun
Freq #11184
1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

Examples
パンダはささをえさにする。
Pandas feed on bamboo grass.
竹刀
《 しない 》
ちくとう
Noun
Freq #20451
1

Martial arts

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick

2

ちくとう only

bamboo sword

竹林
ちくりん
たけばやし
Noun
Freq #27930
1

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

Examples
パンダは竹林にすんでいます。
Pandas live in bamboo thickets.
しっぺ返し
しっぺがえし
しっぺいがえし (竹箆返し／竹篦返し)
竹箆返し
竹篦返し
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #38563
1

returning tit for tat; retaliating

Examples
日本は多くの国からしっぺ返しをくらうだろう。
Japan will get it from many countries.
ちくわ
竹輪
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #39824
1

Food, cooking

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

爆竹
ばくちく
Noun
Freq #40658
1

firecracker

竹やぶ
竹薮
竹藪
たけやぶ
Noun
Freq #42516
1

bamboo grove

竹筒
たけづつ
Noun
Freq #43403
1

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

竹槍
竹やり
たけやり
ちくそう (竹槍)
Noun
Freq #49239
1

bamboo spear

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