Word Meaning 竹糖

ちくとう chikutou

竹糖 is read as ちくとう (chikutou) and means Chinese sugarcane (Saccharum sinense) (used for making wasanbon).

Meaning

English

Chinese sugarcane (Saccharum sinense) (used for making wasanbon)

Reading

Kana

ちくとう

Romaji

chikutou

Writing Variants

竹糖たけとう taketou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 122096 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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竹刀

しない

bamboo sword (for kendo)

竹節人参

ちくせつにんじん

Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)

竹井美術館

たけいびじゅつかん

Takei Art Museum

竹製

たけせい

made of bamboo

竹矢来

たけやらい

bamboo enclosure

竹小豆

たけあずき

ricebean (Vigna umbellata)

竹器

ちっき

bamboo ware

竹の節

たけのふし

node (joint) of a bamboo

竹取翁の物語

たけとりのおきなのものがたり

Taketori-no-Okina no Monogatari (alternate name for Taketori Monogatari: The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

竹鉄砲

たけでっぽう

bamboo gun (toy)

砂糖

さとう

sugar

血糖

けっとう

blood sugar