竹

Rare term

cut bamboo

Rare term

Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

Rare term

Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)

Archaic

Chinese bamboo; bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes)

唐竹 only

descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)

stilts (for walking)

Archaic

hobby horse

bamboo growing along a river bank

Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake

Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

Archaic

prostitute; the life of a prostitute

bamboo garden

Archaic

Imperial family

short bamboo; small bamboo