# 竹 — bamboo

竹 means “bamboo”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: チク (chiku). Kun'yomi: たけ (take). You'll see it in words such as 竹 (take, “bamboo”).

- Meaning: bamboo
- On'yomi: チク (chiku)
- Kun'yomi: たけ (take)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 1

## Words with 竹

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 竹 | たけ (take) | bamboo |

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[果](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fruit/) · [農](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farming/) · [葉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/leaf/) · [種](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seed/) · [竹](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bamboo/)

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