篠竹

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
篠	竹
ささ Jinmeiyō	たけ > だけ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しの​だけ [shìnóꜜdàkè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕino̞da̠ke̞]

Noun

篠竹(しのだけ) • (shinodake) 

1. bamboo grass

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
篠	竹
すず Jinmeiyō	たけ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すず​たけ [sùzúꜜtàkè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝzɨᵝta̠ke̞]

Noun

篠(すず)竹(たけ) • (suzutake) 

1. Sasa borealis (a species of bamboo grass)

   Synonym: 篠 (suzu)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as スズタケ.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
篠	竹
ささ Jinmeiyō	たけ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 篠竹 – see the following entry.

【笹竹ささたけ】 [noun] small bamboo

(This term, 篠竹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)