Word details

川竹

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 川竹.

Dictionary

Entry

川竹河竹たけNounFreq #168184
1

bamboo growing along a river bank

2

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

3

Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

4

Archaic

prostitute; the life of a prostitute

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

3 strokesFrequency 181JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

かわ

Nanori

さわ

bamboo

6 strokesFrequency 593JLPT N2Grade 1

On

チク

Kun

たけ

Nanori

たか

river

8 strokesFrequency 663JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

かわ

Nanori

かっこう

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