01
竹の子
たけのこ
bamboo shoot
Meanings
- bamboo
Readings
Onyomi
- チク
Kunyomi
- たけ
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Useful words
02
竹林
ちくりん
bamboo grove
03
爆竹
ばくちく
firecracker
04
竹細工
たけざいく
bamboo craft
05
竹垣
たけがき
bamboo fence
06
竹馬
たけうま
stilts
Compare Kanji
01笠Component76%bamboo hat, one's influence笠 wears the bamboo crown, showing how 竹 grows into tool and object kanji.02筒Component78%cylinder, pipeA tube in 筒 keeps the bamboo material visible through the top radical.03筆Component83%writing brush, writing筆 links bamboo to brushes, a concrete object built from the same top element.04箸Component82%chopsticksChopsticks in 箸 are an everyday bamboo-radical example learners can picture.05木Meaning65%tree, wood木 gives the broader plant-and-wood family that bamboo belongs near.06草Meaning58%grass, weeds草 keeps 竹 within simple nature symbols while contrasting grass with bamboo.
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