竹

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

Martial arts

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick

ちくとう only

bamboo sword

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

Food, cooking

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

bamboo grove

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

bamboo spear

bamboo broom

Idiomatic expression

clear-cut and straightforward

Idiomatic expression

(of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright; frank

bamboo skewer

stilts (for walking)

Archaic

hobby horse

bamboo fence (hedge)

small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands

bamboo sheath; bamboo peel

made of bamboo

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

bamboo pole

bamboo basket

bamboo grove

bamboo work; bamboo ware

Idiomatic expression

childhood friend; old playmate

bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo

house made of bamboo

Buddhism

bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism)

Word usually written using kana alone; Esp. しっぺ

striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger

thin strip of bamboo