Japanese Hiragana Katakana Kanji

Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 1 - 竹

Kanji character Grade 1 竹. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 竹
 
About
bamboo
Kun: たけ
On: チク
6 strokes
Radical: bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts: 竹 乞
 
Onyomi
竹林 【チクリン】 bamboo thicket, bamboo grove
竹馬 【タケウマ】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
爆竹 【バクチク】 firecracker
破竹 【ハチク】 breaking bamboo
 
Kunyomi
竹 【たけ】 bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae), middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
笛竹 【ふえたけ】 bamboo flute, bamboo for making flutes, wind and string instruments
苦竹 【にがたけ】 Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides), giant timber bamboo, madake, Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)