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Kanji Details

竹

  • Strokes: 6
  • IDC: 囗
  • Frequency: 840

Readings

  • On'yomi: チク(呉)、シツ(唐)
  • Kun'yomi: たけ
  • Nanori: たか、たけ
  • English: bamboo

Radical: 竹 ( たけ・たけかんむり ), bamboo


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Example sentences using 竹 ( 5 found )

その竹(たけ)はしなったが折(お)れなかった。
The bamboo gave but did not break.
剣道(けんどう)では、竹(たけ)でできた刀(かたな)のような棒(ぼう)をそれぞれ身(み)に着(つ)けた二人(ふたり)が試合(しあい)します。
Kendo involves dueling between two people who are each equipped with a sword-like stave made of bamboo.
真直(まっす)ぐにその家(いえ)から竹林(ちくりん)まで伸(の)びた道路(どうろ)は石畳(いしだたみ)で整備(せいび)されておる。
The path stretching from that house to the bamboo thicket was laid with stone paving.

Other usages of 竹

11 Proverbs