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Kanji Detail for 笹 - "bamboo, bamboo grass"
笹
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Meaning
笹 means "bamboo, bamboo grass."
Bamboo grass - Small bamboo in clusters.
Sasa - A type of dwarf bamboo.
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- Verified meaning: bamboo, bamboo grass
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ささ, ささき, ささざき)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 笹
Given names 笹(ささ)
Surnames 笹(ささき)
笹(ささざき)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
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- 笛 whistle, pipe, wind instrument
- 笠 hat, umbrella
- 符 talisman, symbol, to match
- 第 order, number, rank
- 筆 brush, pen, writing
- 筈 arrow nock, expected, bow tip
- 等 equal, class, and so on
- 筋 muscle, line, plot
- 筑 zheng, build
- 筒 tube, cylinder, pipe
- 答 answer, reply, solution
- 策 plan, policy, staff
- 箇 counter, this, that
- 箋 letter, annotation, name card
- 箔 foil, gold leaf, prestige
- 箕 winnowing basket, cross-legged, squatting
- 算 number, to count, counting sticks
- 管 pipe, tube, to govern
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