Keyword
bamboo
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig1007
Readings
たけ
(76%)
ちく
(18%)
だけ
(2%)
たか
(1%)
Composed of
single bamboo
single bamboo
Mnemonic

A pictograph of two bamboo trees.

Used in kanji (114 in total)
laugh
answer
ordinal number
equal
Used in vocabulary (159 in total)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
Examples (10 in total)
There's bamboo growing in the garden.
I made a table out of bamboo.
Pandas love bamboo.
Pandas live in bamboo groves.
Kendo is a Japanese martial art which uses bamboo swords and protective armour.
Bamboo bends before the wind.
Strictly speaking, bamboo is a kind of grass.
The bamboo bent but did not break.
We received instructions on how to make a bamboo basket.
Mariya Takeuchi sings this song.