笹
笹

bamboo grass, (kokuji)

11 strokesFrequency 1,743JLPT N1Grade 9

Kun

ささ

Nanori

ささきしのじね

Dictionary

Common Words

笹ささササ篠小竹NounFreq #11184
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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.
くまざさ熊笹隈笹クマザサNounUsually kanaFreq #64469
1

kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo

笹原ささはらささわらNounFreq #65751
1

field of bamboo grass

ささみささ身笹身ササミNounUsually kanaFreq #68439
1

chicken tender; chicken tenderloin

笹舟ささぶねNounFreq #92611
1

toy bamboo-leaf boat

笹藪笹薮ささやぶNounFreq #93039
1

thicket of bamboo grass

ささがき笹がき笹掻きNounUsually kanaFreq #125121
1

cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings

笹竹篠竹ささたけNounFreq #130775
1

small bamboo

根笹千里竹根ざさねざさNounFreq #196175
1

dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)

小鳴き笹鳴きささ鳴きささなきNounFreq #213987
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twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering

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