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笹
笹
11 strokes
Frequency: 1743
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

bamboo grass
(kokuji)

Readings

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ささ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さ
さき
しの
じね

Common Words

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.
くまざさ
熊笹
隈笹
クマザサ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #64469
1

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

笹原
ささはら
ささわら
Noun
Freq #65751
1

field of bamboo grass

ささみ
ささ身
笹身
ササミ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #68439
1

chicken tender; chicken tenderloin

笹舟
ささぶね
Noun
Freq #92611
1

toy bamboo-leaf boat

笹藪
笹薮
ささやぶ
Noun
Freq #93039
1

thicket of bamboo grass

ささがき
笹がき
笹掻き
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #125121
1

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

笹竹
篠竹
ささたけ
Noun
Freq #130775
1

small bamboo

根笹
千里竹
根ざさ
ねざさ
Noun
Freq #196175
1

dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)

小鳴き
笹鳴き
ささ鳴き
ささなき
Noun
Freq #213987
1

twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering

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