Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(だけ) or 真竹(マダケ) (madake

  1. timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Usage notes

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

References

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