唐竹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唐	竹
とう Grade: S	ちく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

唐(とう)竹(ちく) or 唐竹(トウチク) • (tōchiku) 

1. a species of bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik)

Usage notes

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