JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 竹: "bamboo"
The kanji 竹 means "bamboo". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チク in on'yomi and たけ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たけ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bamboo |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 593 of 2,501 |
Common words with 竹
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 竹bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae) · middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 竹刀bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick · bamboo sword
- 竹林bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
- 竹輪chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
- 爆竹firecracker
- 竹筒container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
- 佐竹place : Satake
- 竹槍bamboo spear
- 破竹の勢い(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
- 唐竹Chinese bamboo; bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes) · descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
- 青竹green bamboo
- 竹中place : Takenaka
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