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竹

たけ

bamboo; middle grade (of a three-tier ranking)

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Examples

  1. 林に竹が目立つ。

    はやしにたけがめだつ。

    The bamboo stands out in the woods.

  2. このかごは竹でできています。

    このかごはたけでできています。

    This basket is made of bamboo.

  3. この店のうなぎは松、竹、梅の三種類から選べます。

    このみせのうなぎはまつ、たけ、うめのさんしゅるいからえらべます。

    At this restaurant you can choose eel in three grades: top, middle and standard.

Common patterns

竹の子
bamboo shoot
竹林
a bamboo grove
松竹梅
the top / middle / standard three-grade set

Memory tip

On a Japanese menu 松・竹・梅 is a polite price ladder, and 竹 is the middle option — a useful second sense beyond the plant. The kanji itself is two drooping bamboo leaves.

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