This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チク、たけ
Romaji: chiku, take
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: たか
Romaji: taka
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Romaji

Meaning

bamboo

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  118
Frequency:  593
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  1-3-3
Korean Reading:  jug
Chinese Reading:  zhu2
Unicode:  7af9
JIS:  435D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 228
Nelson Index: 3366
New Nelson Index: 4246
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f0.1
Four Corner Index: 8822.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 170
Gakken Index: 719
Japanese Names Index: 247
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25841
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0730
Remembering the kanji Index: 937
Kanji Flashcards Index: 790
Kodansha Compact Index: 1471
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 71
Kanji in Context Index: 374
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 168
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 201
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 946
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1007
Essential Kanji Index: 68
Kodansha Kanji Index: 267
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2353
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 113
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 59

Words

(たけ)
bamboo; middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
(ささ)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
川竹 (かわたけ)
bamboo growing along a river bank; Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); prostitute; the life of a prostitute
竹の杖 (たけのつえ)
bamboo rod (stick, pole)
竹ぼうき (たけぼうき、たかぼうき)
bamboo broom
竹林 (ちくりん、たけばやし)
bamboo thicket
竹刀 (しない)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
竹馬 (たけうま、ちくば)
(walk on) stilts; bamboo horse
竹帛 (ちくはく)
history
竹籠 (たけかご)
bamboo basket
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