123456
Keyword
bamboo
Frequency
#593
Strokes
6
Grade
1
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1007
Readings
チク67%
たけ33%
Mnemonic
A single bamboo stalk sways beside another single bamboo, and together the leafy pair is the whole bamboo grove.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
竹たけ
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Noun
竹柏なぎ
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi); Asian bayberry
Noun
爆ばく竹ちく
firecracker
Noun
竹ちく林りん
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
Noun
竹たけの子こ
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
Noun
竹刀しない
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
Noun
青あお竹だけ
green bamboo
Noun
竹叢たかむら
bamboo grove
Noun
竹たけ馬うま
stilts (for walking)
Noun
竹たけ細ざい工く
bamboo work; bamboo ware
Noun
破は竹ちく
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
No-adjective
松しょう竹ちく梅ばい
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class)
Noun
竹たけ槍やり
bamboo spear
Noun
竹たけ筒づつ
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
Noun
竹たけやぶ
bamboo grove
Noun
竹光たけみつ
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
Noun
竹節虫ななふし
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect
Noun
竹たけとんぼ
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
Noun
竹たけ垣がき
bamboo fence (hedge)
Noun
竹たけ竿ざお
bamboo pole
Noun
竹麦魚ほうぼう
red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
Noun
竹たけ屋や
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
Noun
真ま竹だけ
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake
Noun