JLPT N2 · Noun

竹 (take)

竹 (たけ, take) is a Japanese noun meaning “bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たけ
Romaji: take
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae) · noun
middle (of a three-tier ranking system) · noun

Example sentences

林に竹が目立つ。

Bamboo stands out in the woods.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 竹

竹

bambooチク・たけ · 6 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1422230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.