Words — 60 found
ささ
笹
1. bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
篠 【ささ】、小竹 【ささ】、ササ
篠: Rarely-used kanji form. 小竹: Rarely-used kanji form.
2. breaking bamboo
1. green bamboo
もうそうちく
孟宗竹
1. moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shootsUsually written using kana alone
孟宗竹 【もうそうだけ】、モウソウチク、モウソウダケ
せきちく
石竹
1. China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)Usually written using kana alone
セキチク
1. Arundo donax (species of tall perennial cane)Usually written using kana alone
暖竹 【だんちく】
たけ
なよ竹
1. Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)Usually written using kana alone, Rare term
2. any thin, but flexible bamboo
弱竹 【なよたけ】、弱竹 【なゆたけ】、萎ゆ竹 【なゆたけ】、ナヨタケ、ナユタケ
萎ゆ竹: Rarely-used kanji form.
わりだけ
割竹
1. split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split
2. noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
割竹 【わりたけ】、割り竹 【わりだけ】、割り竹 【わりたけ】
からたけ
唐竹
1. Chinese bamboo; bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes)Archaic
2. descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)Only applies to 唐竹
漢竹 【からたけ】、漢竹 【かんちく】
めだけ
女竹
1. Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)Usually written using kana alone
雌竹 【めだけ】、メダケ