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Meanings

bamboo shoot

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュン
シュン
イン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たけのこ
たかんな

Common Words

竹の子
タケノコ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #52430
1

bamboo shoot

2

Abbreviation

young, inexperienced doctor

笋羹
笋干
しゅんかん
Noun
Freq #64376
1

Food, cooking

dish of seasonal vegetables and bamboo shoots

2

wooden lacquered bowl

3

Kagoshima cuisine

きじゅん
Noun
Freq #87461
1

stalagmite

雨後の竹の子
雨後のタケノコ
雨後のたけのこ
うごのたけのこ (雨後の筍/雨後の竹の子/雨後のたけのこ)
うごのタケノコ (雨後のタケノコ)
Expression
Freq #114297
1

similar things turning up one after another; bamboo shoots after rain

Examples
都心では高層ビルが雨後のたけのこのように増えている。
High rises are mushrooming in the heart of the city.
けのこむし
Noun
Freq #278493
1

Rare term

horse botfly larva

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