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もうそうちく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word もうそうちく.

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Entry

うそうちく孟宗竹うそうだけモウソウチクモウソウダケNounUsually kanaFreq #101321
1

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chief, beginning

8 strokesFrequency 2,127JLPT N1Grade 9

On

モウボウミョウ

Kun

かしら

Nanori

たけしたけはるはじめつとむおさはい

religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence

8 strokesFrequency 997JLPT N1Grade 6

On

シュウソウ

Kun

むね

Nanori

かずそおたかとしのりひろむなもとよし

bamboo

6 strokesFrequency 593JLPT N2Grade 1

On

チク

Kun

たけ

Nanori

たか

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