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たけ
bamboo; middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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竹林

ちくりん、たけばやし
bamboo thicket
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篠、小竹
ささ
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
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竹刀

しない
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
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川竹

河竹
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
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竹馬

たけうま、ちくば
(walk on) stilts; bamboo horse
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竹の杖

竹のつえ
たけのつえ
bamboo rod (stick, pole)
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竹帛

ちくはく
history
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竹ぼうき

竹箒、高箒
たけぼうき、たかぼうき
bamboo broom
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竹籠

竹かご
たけかご
bamboo basket