竹

small bamboo

split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split

noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)

nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)

bamboo arrow shaft

Word usually written using kana alone

arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)

Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

bamboo pole

China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)

marbled bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea)

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

(traditional Japanese) musical instruments

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

red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin

Word usually written using kana alone; Rare term

Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

any thin, but flexible bamboo

cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two

bamboo blowpipe used to stimulate a fire

dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)

Word usually written using kana alone

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

Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)

thick growth of bamboo

tall bamboo

hedge bamboo (Bambusa multiplex); golden goddess bamboo

blue-green; malachite green; color of green bamboo

Castillon bamboo (cultivar of Japanese timber bamboo, Phyllostachys bambusoides)

light pink (color, colour)

any of the larger varieties of bamboo