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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕino̞da̠ke̞]

Noun

篠竹(しのだけ) • (shinodake)

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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨzɨta̠ke̞]

Noun

篠(すず)竹(たけ) • (suzutake)

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 (suzutake).

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.)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN