竹
Top #593
N2
Grade 1
Meanings
bamboo
Readings
Japanese
ON'YOMI
チク
KUN'YOMI
たけ
NANORI
たか
Other Languages
zhu2
Top words containing this kanji Or see all 153 words
竹
1.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
2.
middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
爆竹
1.
firecracker
竹刀
1.
bamboo sword (for kendo), bamboo fencing stick
2.
bamboo sword
竹林
1.
bamboo thicket, bamboo grove
割竹
1.
split bamboo, bamboo slat, bamboo split
2.
noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)