竹

Radicals

Common words

• 竹【たけ】
  bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae), middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
• 竹林【ちくりん】
  bamboo thicket, bamboo grove
• 竹刀【しない】
  bamboo sword (for kendo), bamboo fencing stick
• 竹馬【たけうま】
  stilts (for walking), hobby horse