竹

bamboo

JLPT N2 Grade 1 6 strokes

Kun'yomi: たけ
On'yomi: チク

竹 means "bamboo". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 6 strokes. It is read たけ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チク in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

竹 in example sentences

パンダは竹たけが大好だいすきです。

Panda wa take ga daisuki desu.

Pandas love bamboo.
竹たけでテーブルを作つくりました。

Take de teeburu o tsukurimashita.

I made a table out of bamboo.
パンダは竹林ちくりんにすんでいます。

Panda wa chikurin ni sunde imasu.

Pandas live in bamboo thickets.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 竹 mean?: 竹 means "bamboo". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 竹 have?: 竹 is written in 6 strokes.
How is 竹 read?: It is read たけ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チク in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 竹?: 竹 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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