Search Kanji for parts: 竹

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bamboo

Meaning: bamboo
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: チク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すじ
On-yomi: ロク/キン/コン

bamboo

Meaning: bamboo
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジク/チク/トク

backpack bookcase

Meaning: backpack bookcase
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キュウ

ancient woodwind instrument

Meaning: ancient woodwind instrument
Kun-yomi: ふえ
On-yomi:

flute

Meaning: flute
Kun-yomi: ふえ
On-yomi: チ/シ
竿

pole

Meaning: pole; rod; scale beam; violin neck
Kun-yomi: さお
On-yomi: カン

quiver

Meaning: quiver; arrow holder; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: うつぼ
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Kun-yomi: かぞ.える
On-yomi: サン

writing brush

Meaning: writing brush; write; stroke
Kun-yomi: ふで
On-yomi: ヒツ

laugh

Meaning: laugh
Kun-yomi: わら.う/え.む
On-yomi: ショウ

mace

Meaning: mace; baton; scepter
Kun-yomi: しゃく
On-yomi: コツ

bamboo basket

Meaning: bamboo basket
Kun-yomi: ざる/す
On-yomi: ソウ

thorny bamboo

Meaning: thorny bamboo; bamboo fence
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bamboo shoot

Meaning: bamboo shoot
Kun-yomi: たけのこ/たかんな
On-yomi: ジュン/シュン/イン

bamboo grass

Meaning: bamboo grass; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: ささ
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On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ/コウ/キョウ

twine around

Meaning: twine around; check a current (with a weir)
Kun-yomi: しがら.む
On-yomi: サク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: とびあ.がる
On-yomi: ハイ

coarse mat of rushes or bamboo

Meaning: coarse mat of rushes or bamboo
Kun-yomi: う.つ
On-yomi: タン/タツ/タチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆか
On-yomi: シ/シツ/シチ

bamboo screen

Meaning: bamboo screen
Kun-yomi: ちりよけ
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

boards which support tiles on roof

Meaning: boards which support tiles on roof
Kun-yomi: せま.い
On-yomi: サク/シャク

bird-cage

Meaning: bird-cage
Kun-yomi: とりかご
On-yomi: ド/ヌ/ダ/ナ

curtain

Meaning: curtain
Kun-yomi: おお.い
On-yomi: フツ/フチ/ヒ

basket trap for fish, placed in the opening of a weir

Meaning: basket trap for fish, placed in the opening of a weir
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ク

arrow shaft

Meaning: arrow shaft
Kun-yomi: やがら
On-yomi: カ/コウ/カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そうけ/ざる
On-yomi: ミン

bamboo hat

Meaning: bamboo hat; one's influence
Kun-yomi: かさ
On-yomi: リュウ

token

Meaning: token; sign; mark; tally; charm
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lunch box

Meaning: lunch box; clothes chest
Kun-yomi: け/はこ
On-yomi: ス/シ

flute

Meaning: flute; clarinet; pipe; whistle; bagpipe; piccolo
Kun-yomi: ふえ
On-yomi: テキ

No.

Meaning: No.; residence
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダイ/テイ

reed flute

Meaning: reed flute
Kun-yomi: あしぶえ
On-yomi:

whip

Meaning: whip; cane; wooden writing slate
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セン/チョウ

a reed instrument

Meaning: a reed instrument
Kun-yomi: ふえ
On-yomi: ショウ/ソウ

whip

Meaning: whip; rod; scourge; crime punishable by flogging
Kun-yomi: むち/しもと
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bamboo frame

Meaning: bamboo frame; law
Kun-yomi: のり
On-yomi: ハン/ボン

coarse

Meaning: coarse
Kun-yomi: あら.い
On-yomi: ホン

arrow

Meaning: arrow
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a kind of bamboo

Meaning: a kind of bamboo; colorless bamboo; bamboo shoot
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scheme

Meaning: scheme; plan; policy; step; means
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サク

koto

Meaning: koto
Kun-yomi: こと
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

etc.

Meaning: etc.; and so forth; class (first); quality; equal; similar
Kun-yomi: ひと.しい/など/-ら
On-yomi: トウ

solution

Meaning: solution; answer
Kun-yomi: こた.える/こた.え
On-yomi: トウ

cylinder

Meaning: cylinder; pipe; tube; gun barrel; sleeve
Kun-yomi: つつ
On-yomi: トウ

an ancient musical instrument

Meaning: an ancient musical instrument
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チク

writing brush

Meaning: writing brush; writing; painting brush; handwriting
Kun-yomi: ふで
On-yomi: ヒツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たが
On-yomi:
笿

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わんかご/たば.ねる/つか.ねる
On-yomi: ラク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: ケイ/ケ

bamboo frame on which silkworms spin their cocoons

Meaning: bamboo frame on which silkworms spin their cocoons
Kun-yomi: かいこの.す
On-yomi: キョク/コク

bamboo name

Meaning: bamboo name; bamboo staff
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: キョウ/ク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まきはだ
On-yomi: ジョ/ニョ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たけむしろ
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ/グウ

muscle

Meaning: muscle; sinew; tendon; fiber; plot; plan; descent
Kun-yomi: すじ
On-yomi: キン

notch of an arrow

Meaning: notch of an arrow; ought; must; should be; expected
Kun-yomi: はず/やはず
On-yomi: カツ

raft

Meaning: raft
Kun-yomi: いかだ
On-yomi: バツ/ハツ/ボチ

bamboo basket

Meaning: bamboo basket
Kun-yomi: かたみ/かご/はこ
On-yomi: キョウ

hairpin

Meaning: hairpin; crossbar of anchor; metal rod on sheath
Kun-yomi: こうがい
On-yomi: ケイ

bamboo shoot

Meaning: bamboo shoot
Kun-yomi: たけのこ/たかんな
On-yomi: ジュン/シュン/イン

fish trap

Meaning: fish trap; weir
Kun-yomi: うけ/うえ
On-yomi: セン

bamboo whisk for tea-making

Meaning: bamboo whisk for tea-making
Kun-yomi: ささら
On-yomi: セン

a bamboo mat used in ancient times

Meaning: a bamboo mat used in ancient times; a sleeping mat
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a memoradum tablet

Meaning: a memoradum tablet; slip of paper; fancy notepaper; a note; a document
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reed

Meaning: reed; guide for yarn on a loom
Kun-yomi: おさ
On-yomi: セイ

node

Meaning: node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody
Kun-yomi: ふし/-ぶし/のっと
On-yomi: セツ/セチ

chip

Meaning: chip; tally; token; raise money
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On-yomi:
筿

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しの
On-yomi: ショウ

bamboo skin

Meaning: bamboo skin; bamboo
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: イン/ウン

young bamboo

Meaning: young bamboo
Kun-yomi: かご
On-yomi: ロウ/リョウ

key

Meaning: key; to be in charge; pipe
Kun-yomi: ふえ/くだ
On-yomi: カン

bamboo tube or pipe

Meaning: bamboo tube or pipe; fish hook
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ/ヨウ/ユ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ

an ancient device for working with numbers

Meaning: an ancient device for working with numbers; count; calculate; figure
Kun-yomi: そろばん/かぞ.える
On-yomi: サン

chop-sticks

Meaning: chop-sticks; tongs
Kun-yomi: はし
On-yomi: チョ/ジョ

basket

Meaning: basket; bucket
Kun-yomi: かご
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ/サク

feast

Meaning: feast
Kun-yomi: いとくだ
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ/ジョウ

chopsticks

Meaning: chopsticks
Kun-yomi: はし
On-yomi: カイ

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