Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
ちく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
 カンチク on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun edit

(かん)(ちく) or 寒竹(カンチク) (kanchiku

  1. marbled bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea)

Usage notes edit

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