竹 — kanji meaning “bamboo”
竹
bamboo
- Meanings
- bamboo
- On'yomi
- チク (chiku)
- Kun'yomi
- たけ
- Name readings
- たか
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #593 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 118
- Chinese reading
- zhú — Chinese character page
Words with 竹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竹林 | ちくりん chikurin | bamboo thicket; bamboo grove |
| 竹刀 | しない shinai | bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick |
| 爆竹 | ばくちく bakuchiku | firecracker |
| 竹馬 | たけうま takeuma | stilts (for walking) |
| 青竹 | あおだけ aodake | green bamboo |
| 松竹梅 | しょうちくばい shouchikubai | pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping) |
| 破竹 | はちく hachiku | irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable |
| 竹細工 | たけざいく takezaiku | bamboo work; bamboo ware |
| 竹槍 | たけやり takeyari | bamboo spear |
| 竹輪 | ちくわ chikuwa | chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake |
| 竹筒 | たけづつ takezutsu | container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder |
| 竹やぶ | たけやぶ takeyabu | bamboo grove |
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