Words — 145 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.
がえ
しっぺ返し
1. returning tit for tat; retaliating
竹箆返し 【しっぺがえし】、竹篦返し 【しっぺがえし】、竹箆返し 【しっぺいがえし】、竹篦返し 【しっぺいがえし】
1. bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stickMartial arts
たけこ
竹の子
1. bamboo shootUsually written using kana alone
3. Takanna
筍 【たけのこ】、笋 【たけのこ】、タケノコ
笋: Rarely-used kanji form.
しょうちくばい
松竹梅
2. high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class)from 松 down to 梅
3. Shouchikubai
1. green bamboo
1. breaking bamboo
はちくいきお
破竹の勢い
1. (with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible forceIdiomatic expression
うごたけのこ
雨後の筍
1. similar things turning up one after another; bamboo shoots after rain
雨後の竹の子 【うごのたけのこ】、雨後のたけのこ 【うごのたけのこ】、雨後のタケノコ 【うごのタケノコ】
たけとりものがたり
竹取物語
1. Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
2. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, also known as Princess Kaguya, is a 10th century Japane... Read more
なぎ
梛
1. nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)Usually written using kana alone
竹柏 【なぎ】、椛 【なぎ】、竹柏 【ちくはく】、ナギ
椛: Irregular kanji usage.