真竹

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
たけ > だけ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞竹 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

From () (ma, true) + (たけ) (take, bamboo).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(だけ) or 真竹(マダケ) (madake

  1. timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Usage notes

  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN