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竹
Bamboo
たけ (take)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Bamboo forests, such as the famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, are iconic landscapes in Japan. Bamboo is also used to make chopsticks, baskets, and traditional musical instruments.
Memory Trick
Imagine walking through a tall bamboo forest with green stalks swaying in the wind. That forest helps you remember 竹 means 'bamboo.'
Readings
Onyomi: チク (chiku)
Kunyomi: たけ (take)
Example Words
竹
たけ (take)
Bamboo
竹林
ちくりん (chikurin)
Bamboo grove
竹細工
たけざいく (takezaiku)
Bamboo craft
竹の子
たけのこ (takenoko)
Bamboo shoot
Example Sentence
京都 の 竹林 は とても 美しいです。
きょうと の ちくりん は とても うつくしいです。
Kyouto no chikurin wa totemo utsukushii desu
Kyoto's bamboo grove is very beautiful.