Quick answer
竹 is the kanji for "Bamboo". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is たけ (take). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Bamboo
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 竹 represents 'BAMBOO'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bamboo.
On-reading: ちく — remember this sound by associating it with bamboo. Kun-reading: たけ.
Example Sentences
筍は竹から採れる食材で、春においしいです。
たけのこはたけからとれるしょくざいで、はるにおいしいです。
Bamboo shoots are a food ingredient from bamboo, and they're delicious in spring.
竹林の中を散歩すると、とても静かで心が落ち着きます。
ちくりんのなかをさんぽすると、とてもしずかでこころがおちつきます。
When I walk through a bamboo grove, it's very quiet and calming.
Vocabulary using 竹
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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