矢竹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
矢	竹
や Grade: 2	たけ > だけ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

矢(や)竹(だけ) or 矢竹(ヤダケ) • (yadake) 

1. arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)

Usage notes

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