Today’s Kanji is “竹” (take); Kanji for “bamboo”.
Handwritten Kanji “竹” (take)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “竹”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 竹 | チク たけ | chiku take | 6 | 竹 | bamboo |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “竹”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 竹 | たけ | take | bamboo |
| 竹とんぼ | たけとんぼ | taketonbo | Taketonbo (small wooden Japanese toy) |
| 竹炭 | ちくたん | chikutan | bamboo charcoal |
