漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
笹: bamboo grass
JLPT N111 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
竹 carries the meaning · 世 is drawn in
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ささsasa · kun'yomi · on its own
- 笹ささbamboo grass
- 笹原ささはらfield of bamboo grass
- 笹舟ささぶねtoy bamboo-leaf boat
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Flexible and strong! Imagine a thicket of green bamboo swaying in the wind, bending but never breaking.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · shì
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin shì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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