Kanji

bamboo

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

竹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たけ

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, たけ

Common Readings

チク, たけ

Example sentences

たけ
この籠は竹で編まれています。

This basket is woven from bamboo.

地下茎 ちかけい
竹は地下茎で増える

Bamboo propagates via underground stems.

竹刀 しない
彼は思い切り竹刀を振った。

He swung the bamboo sword with all his might.

爆竹 ばくちく
中国の旧正月には、至る所で爆竹が鳴らされる。

Firecrackers are set off everywhere during the Chinese New Year.

竹串 たけぐし
ケーキが焼けたか確認するために、竹串を刺した。

I stuck a bamboo skewer in to check if the cake was baked.

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