Word Meaning 竹炭

たけすみ takesumi

竹炭 is read as たけすみ (takesumi) and means bamboo charcoal.

Meaning

English

  1. bamboo charcoal

Reading

Kana

たけすみ

Romaji

takesumi

Writing Variants

  • 竹炭 たけずみ takezumi
  • 竹炭 ちくたん chikutan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 127075 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

竹林

ちくりん

bamboo thicket

たけ

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

竹馬

たけうま

hobby horse

竹の子

たけのこ

bamboo shoot

竹細工

たけざいく

bamboo work

竹島問題

たけしまもんだい

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

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

竹中工務店

たけなかこうむてん

Takenaka Corporation

竹の子族

たけのこぞく

Takenoko Tribe

竹の園生

たけのそのう

bamboo garden

Example Sentences

1

"Why on earth is this bread pitch black?" "Because it has bamboo charcoal in it. I bought it because I thought it was unusual."