bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
stilts (for walking); (arch.) hobby horse
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
dried bamboo; white bamboo
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); any thin, but flexible bamboo
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
bamboo bundle; bamboo shield used for defending against projectiles in battle
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
bamboo window; window with bamboo planted in front
veranda with bamboo flooring
bamboo growing along a river bank; Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) the life of a prostitute
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
kanji "bamboo" radical at top (radical 118)
Chinese sugarcane (Saccharum sinense) (used for making wasanbon)
blue-green; malachite green; color of green bamboo
bamboo nail (spike, peg, etc.)
simmered bamboo shoots and wakame
bamboo garden; the imperial family
(musical) strings and bamboo
Liancourt Rocks dispute (territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea)
bamboo tile; tile made out of bamboo
bamboo tile; tile made out of bamboo
ricebean (Vigna umbellata)
antiquated lighter consisting of a tube of bamboo containing live coals (hidane)
bamboo garden; (arch.) Imperial family
bamboo flute; bamboo for making flutes; wind and string instruments
children's game of catching bamboo spatulas on the back of the hand