Quick answer
竹 is the kanji for "Bamboo". A common reading is たけ (take). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Bamboo
Also : Bamboo plant
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 竹 represents 'BAMBOO'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bamboo.
On-reading: ちく — remember this sound by associating it with bamboo. Kun-reading: たけ.
Example Sentences
筍は竹から採れる食材で、春においしいです。
たけのこはたけからとれるしょくざいで、はるにおいしいです。
Bamboo shoots are a food ingredient from bamboo, and they're delicious in spring.
竹林の中を散歩すると、とても静かで心が落ち着きます。
ちくりんのなかをさんぽすると、とてもしずかでこころがおちつきます。
When I walk through a bamboo grove, it's very quiet and calming.
Vocabulary using 竹
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