タケ
Meanings
Noun
1. bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
Is bamboo really that useful?
2. middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
The top grade was expensive, so I ordered the middle one.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
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
bamboo grove
bamboo spear
bamboo broom
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
bamboo basket
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
bamboo pole
made of bamboo
thin strip of bamboo
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.)
bamboo rod (stick, pole)
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
bamboo enclosure
node (joint) of a bamboo
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
bamboo charcoal
small bamboo
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
bamboo spatula
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
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
thick growth of bamboo
kanji "bamboo" radical at top (radical 118)
bamboo chip
Chinese sugarcane (Saccharum sinense) (used for making wasanbon)
cut bamboo
blue-green; malachite green; color of green bamboo
bamboo nail (spike, peg, etc.)
simmered bamboo shoots and wakame
bamboo garden; the imperial family
bamboo screen or blind
(musical) strings and bamboo
bamboo gun (toy)
Takenaka Corporation
Liancourt Rocks dispute (territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea)
eighth lunar month
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
Examples (15 in total)
I made a table out of bamboo.
There's bamboo growing in the garden.
Bamboo has nodes.