真竹

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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

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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN