竹 (たけ)bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

Kanji in 竹

• 竹BambooRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2

Words that share its kanji

• 爆竹ばくちくfirecracker
• 松竹梅しょうちくばいpine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)
• 破竹はちくbreaking bamboo
• 竹の子たけのこbamboo shoot
• 竹刀しないbamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
• 竹林ちくりんbamboo thicket; bamboo grove
• 竹細工たけざいくbamboo work; bamboo ware
• 竹馬たけうまstilts (for walking)