竹 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 竹意味

bamboo

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竹 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

たけ take

KUNYOMI　訓読み

チク chiku

Examples

林に竹が目立つ。

Bamboo stands out in the woods.

竹は風でたわむ。

Bamboo bends before the wind.

庭に竹が生えている。

There’s bamboo growing in the garden.

その竹はしなったが折れなかった。

The bamboo gave but did not break.

竹が雪のおもみでたわんでいる。

The bamboo is bending with the weight of the snow.

厳密に言えば、竹は草の一種である。

Strictly speaking, the bamboo is a kind of grass.

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