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呉竹

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Japanese

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呉竹 (kuretake, gochiku): a shoot of henon bamboo.

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
呉 竹
くれ
Grade: S 		たけ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
吳竹 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 呉 (kure, “Chinese, from China”) +‎ 竹 (take, “bamboo”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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呉(くれ)竹(たけ) • (kuretake) 

  1. alternate name for 淡竹 (hachiku): henon bamboo, a form of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
呉 竹
ご
Grade: S 		ちく
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
吳竹 (kyūjitai)

The on'yomi of kuretaka above.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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呉(ご)竹(ちく) • (gochiku) 

  1. alternate name for 淡竹 (hachiku): henon bamboo, a form of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)
Usage notes
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This reading is much less common.

Synonyms
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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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