Vocabulary

What does 竹 (たけ, take) mean?

竹 (たけ, take) means bamboo.

Quick facts
Readingたけ
Romajitake
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
たけ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontake

bamboo

  1. 1noun bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
  2. 2noun middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

Example sentences

  • This basket is made of bamboo.

  • A lot of bamboo grows in the garden.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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