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竹
On'yomi
チク
CHIKU
Kun'yomi
たけ
take
bamboo
nature
Details
Strokes6
Frequency#593
Radical竹bamboo(6)
Stroke Order
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Strokes6
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of bamboo.
Symbolism
Bamboo, bamboo grove, pine-bamboo-plum. Represents bamboo.
Seasonal
Essential for Tanabata on July 7th. Bamboo autumn in May is haiku seasonal word. Bamboo shoots are spring delicacy.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
竹林七賢
ちくりんのしちけん
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians; Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Proverbs & Idioms
竹を割ったような性格
たけをわったようなせいかく
A personality like split bamboo
A frank and straightforward personality