Word Meaning 竹に雀

たけにすずめ take ni suzume

竹に雀 is read as たけにすずめ (take ni suzume) and means family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle.

Meaning

English

  1. family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
  2. match made in heaven
  3. perfect match
  4. great coupling
  5. sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)

Reading

Kana

たけにすずめ

Romaji

take ni suzume

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 158003 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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竹林

ちくりん

bamboo thicket

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)

竹の子

たけのこ

bamboo shoot

竹細工

たけざいく

bamboo work

竹節人参

ちくせつにんじん

Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)

竹島問題

たけしまもんだい

Liancourt Rocks dispute (territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea)

竹井美術館

たけいびじゅつかん

Takei Art Museum

竹取物語

たけとりものがたり

Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

竹夫人

ちくふじん

bamboo wife