What does kanji 竹 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 竹 is bamboo.

How is kanji 竹 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 竹 are たけ; the onyomi readings are チク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 竹?

Kanji 竹 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 竹?

The main radical for kanji 竹 is 竹.

What words use kanji 竹?

Example words that use kanji 竹 include 竹林, 竹, 竹馬, 竹刀.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 10

竹

Meaning

Kanji 竹

bamboo

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たけ
Onyomi 音読み: チク
Nanori 名乗り: たか

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #593
Strokes: 6
Radical: 竹
Components: 竹 • 乞
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 141 entries that include this kanji.

竹林

ちくりん

bamboo thicket

竹

たけ

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

竹馬

たけうま

hobby horse

竹刀

しない

bamboo sword (for kendo)

竹細工

たけざいく

bamboo work

筍

たけのこ

bamboo shoot

しっぺ返し

しっぺがえし

returning tit for tat

タケノコ継手

たけのこつぎて

barb fitting

七節

ななふし

walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea)

竹かご

たけかご

bamboo basket

竹とんぼ

たけとんぼ

small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands

竹に雀

たけにすずめ

family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭に竹が生えている。

Bamboo is growing in the yard.

そのかごは竹でできています。

That basket is made of bamboo.

竹の葉が風に揺れている。

The bamboo leaves are swaying in the wind.

竹を切って柵を作った。

We cut bamboo to make a fence.

あの店では竹の箸を売っている。

That shop sells bamboo chopsticks.

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