JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 笹: "bamboo grass, (kokuji)"
The kanji 笹 means "bamboo grass, (kokuji)". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1 and ささ 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)
no recorded reading
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ささ
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 grass, (kokuji) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1743 of 2,501 |
Common words with 笹
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 笹bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
- 熊笹kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
- 笹原field of bamboo grass
- 笹倉place : Sasakura
- 笹舟toy bamboo-leaf boat
- 笹藪thicket of bamboo grass
- 笹野place : Sasano
- 笹竹small bamboo
- 笹子トンネルplace : Sasago Tunnel
- 笹森place : Sasamori
- 笹沼place : Sasanuma
- 根笹dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
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