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篳篥

see styles
 hichiriki
    ひちりき
(See 雅楽・ががく) small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)

篾匠

see styles
miè jiàng
    mie4 jiang4
mieh chiang
craftsman who makes articles from bamboo strips

篾席

see styles
miè xí
    mie4 xi2
mieh hsi
mat woven from bamboo strips

篾條

see styles
miè tiáo
    mie4 tiao2
mieh t`iao
    mieh tiao
bamboo strip

簀巻

see styles
 sumaki
    すまき
(1) wrapping something in a bamboo mat; (2) wrapping somebody in a bamboo mat and throwing him in a river (Edo period unofficial punishment)

簀戸

see styles
 sudou / sudo
    すどう
bamboo door; door or screen made of fine bamboo strips, allowing air to pass through; (surname) Sudou

簓子

see styles
 sasarako; sasaranoko
    ささらこ; ささらのこ
(1) (See 簓) notched bamboo rod rubbed with an implement similar to a bamboo whisk (used as a percussion instrument); (2) wooden vertical batten

簕竹

see styles
lè zhú
    le4 zhu2
le chu
spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)

簞笥


箪笥

see styles
dān sì
    dan1 si4
tan ssu
bamboo box; vessels for holding food
See: 箪笥

簡冊


简册

see styles
jiǎn cè
    jian3 ce4
chien ts`e
    chien tse
booklet; brochure; (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together)

簡牘


简牍

see styles
jiǎn dú
    jian3 du2
chien tu
bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times); letter; correspondence; book; document

簸箕

see styles
bò jī
    bo4 ji1
po chi
wicker or bamboo winnowing basket; dustpan

簾戸

see styles
 sudo
    すど
bamboo door; door or screen made of fine bamboo strips, allowing air to pass through

簾頭

see styles
 sudareatama
    すだれあたま
combover; comb-over; bamboo screen head (due to looking like the slats of a bamboo screen)

籌算


筹算

see styles
chóu suàn
    chou2 suan4
ch`ou suan
    chou suan
to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads; (fig.) to budget; to plan (an investment)

籠屜


笼屉

see styles
lóng tì
    long2 ti4
lung t`i
    lung ti
bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum)

籠枕

see styles
 kagomakura
    かごまくら
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)

籠目

see styles
 kagome
    かごめ
woven-bamboo pattern; (surname) Kagonome

籬笆


篱笆

see styles
lí ba
    li2 ba5
li pa
fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)

索子

see styles
 soozu; souzu(ik) / soozu; sozu(ik)
    ソーズ; ソウズ(ik)
{mahj} (See 万子) bamboo tiles (chi:)

紫竹

see styles
zǐ zhú
    zi3 zhu2
tzu chu
 shichiku
    しちく
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
(place-name, surname) Shichiku

絹皮

see styles
 kinukawa
    きぬかわ
silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot

編戸

see styles
 amido
    あみど
door made of interlaced reeds, bamboo, etc.

羅宇

see styles
 rau; rao
    ラウ; ラオ
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe); (place-name) Raosu

群竹

see styles
 muratake
    むらたけ
thick growth of bamboo

肉圓


肉圆

see styles
ròu yuán
    rou4 yuan2
jou yüan
ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân])

胎體


胎体

see styles
tāi tǐ
    tai1 ti3
t`ai t`i
    tai ti
(in ceramics, lacquerware etc) the base (made of clay, metal, bamboo etc) onto which a glaze, lacquer or other decorative elements are applied

胡琴

see styles
hú qin
    hu2 qin5
hu ch`in
    hu chin
 kokin
    こきん
huqin; family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring
(1) huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (2) (archaism) (See 琵琶) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

能管

see styles
 noukan / nokan
    のうかん
noh flute (transverse bamboo flute with seven holes; approx. 39 cm long)

脩竹

see styles
 shuuchiku / shuchiku
    しゅうちく
tall bamboo; (given name) Shuuchiku

舍羅


舍罗

see styles
shè luó
    she4 luo2
she lo
 shara
śārikā, śārī, v.舍利. śālakā, bamboo or wooden tallies used in numbering monks.

苞苴

see styles
 houso / hoso
    ほうそ
    housho / hosho
    ほうしょ
    tsuto
    つと
    aramaki
    あらまき
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) straw-wrapped item; bundle of straw (containing a food item, etc.); (2) local produce; souvenir; present; gift; (1) straw-wrapped item; bundle of straw (containing a food item, etc.); (2) local produce; souvenir; present; gift; salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves

茭白

see styles
jiāo bái
    jiao1 bai2
chiao pai
Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

茶杓

see styles
 chashaku
    ちゃしゃく
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea

茶筅

see styles
 chasen
    ちゃせん
(1) tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; (2) hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

茶筌

see styles
 chiyasen
    ちやせん
(1) tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; (2) hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk); (surname) Chiyasen

荒巻

see styles
 aramaki
    あらまき
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves; (place-name, surname) Aramaki

荒節

see styles
 arabushi; arayo
    あらぶし; あらよ
(1) common and low grade type of katsuobushi; (2) bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies

菅笠

see styles
 sugegasa
    すげがさ
sedge-woven (bamboo) hat

蒸籠


蒸笼

see styles
zhēng lóng
    zheng1 long2
cheng lung
 chonron
    チョンロン
steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum)
Chinese bamboo steamer (chi: zhēnglóng)

虎杖

see styles
 itadori; itadori
    いたどり; イタドリ
(kana only) Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo; (given name) Kojō

虎落

see styles
 mogari
    もがり
bamboo fence; extortion

蠶箔


蚕箔

see styles
cán bó
    can2 bo2
ts`an po
    tsan po
bamboo tray for raising silkworms

角柱

see styles
 kakuchuu; kakubashira / kakuchu; kakubashira
    かくちゅう; かくばしら
(1) (かくちゅう only) prism; (2) polygonal (esp. square) pillar; (3) (かくばしら only) bamboo

觱慄


觱栗

see styles
bì lì
    bi4 li4
pi li
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna)

觱篥

see styles
bì lì
    bi4 li4
pi li
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna)

豬籠


猪笼

see styles
zhū lóng
    zhu1 long2
chu lung
cylindrical bamboo or wire frame used to constrain a pig during transport

辨慶

see styles
 benkei / benke
    べんけい
(out-dated kanji) (1) strong person; person putting on a brave front; (2) bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); (3) (abbreviation) checks; plaid; checked pattern

酒籌


酒筹

see styles
jiǔ chóu
    jiu3 chou2
chiu ch`ou
    chiu chou
drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)

鋤簾

see styles
 joren
    じょれん
(long-handled) bamboo winnow used to sift earth or sand

鐵幕


铁幕

see styles
tiě mù
    tie3 mu4
t`ieh mu
    tieh mu
Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)

隈笹

see styles
 kumazasa
    くまざさ
(kana only) kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo

雄竹

see styles
 odake
    おだけ
any of the larger varieties of bamboo

雌竹

see styles
 medake
    めだけ
(kana only) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

雷丸

see styles
 raigan; raigan
    らいがん; ライガン
(kana only) raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine

青竹

see styles
 aodake
    あおだけ
green bamboo; (surname) Aotake

飯綱

see styles
 izuna
    いづな
(1) (See 管狐・1) izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; (2) (abbreviation) (See 飯綱使い) keeper of an izuna; (surname) Iizuna

高箒

see styles
 takabouki / takaboki
    たかぼうき
bamboo broom

魚鼓


鱼鼓

see styles
yú gǔ
    yu2 gu3
yü ku
 hō
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
Similar to魚板.

鹿追

see styles
 shikaoi
    しかおい
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over; (place-name) Shikaoi

麺媽

see styles
 menma
    めんま
(kana only) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt (chi: mianma)

麺碼

see styles
 menma
    めんま
(kana only) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt (chi: mianma)

麺麻

see styles
 menma
    めんま
(kana only) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt (chi: mianma)

黒竹

see styles
 kurotake
    くろたけ
black bamboo; (surname) Kurotake

龍笛

see styles
 ryouteki / ryoteki
    りょうてき
    ryuuteki / ryuteki
    りゅうてき
(out-dated kanji) dragon flute (medium-pitched bamboo transverse flute with seven-holes)

から傘

see styles
 karakasa
    からかさ
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-paper umbrella parasol

さお竹

see styles
 saodake
    さおだけ
bamboo pole

ハチク

see styles
 hachiku
    ハチク
(kana only) Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)

マダケ

see styles
 madake
    マダケ
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake

メダケ

see styles
 medake
    メダケ
(kana only) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

メンマ

see styles
 menma
    メンマ
(kana only) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt (chi: mianma)

不求人

see styles
bù qiú rén
    bu4 qiu2 ren2
pu ch`iu jen
    pu chiu jen
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)

乾屎橛


干屎橛

see styles
gān shǐ jué
    gan1 shi3 jue2
kan shih chüeh
 kanshiketsu
    かんしけつ
(derogatory term) {Buddh} (ref. to the Buddha in a famous koan; trad. translated as "dried shit stick" (now considered a mistranslation of the orig. Chinese)) something worthless; something impure; something unimportant; dried excrement in the shape of a stick
A stick used in India as 'toilet paper', in China paper, straw, or bamboo.

伏せ籠

see styles
 fusego; fusekago
    ふせご; ふせかご
(1) frame for drying or perfuming clothes (oft. made out of bamboo); (2) coop; hen coop

八種粥


八种粥

see styles
bā zhǒng zhōu
    ba1 zhong3 zhou1
pa chung chou
 hasshu juku
The eight kinds of congee, or gruel, served by the citizens to the Buddha and his disciples when in retreat in the bamboo grove of Kāśī; they were of butter, or fats, or hempseed, milk, peas, beans, sesamum, or plain gruel.

割り竹

see styles
 waridake
    わりだけ
    waritake
    わりたけ
(1) split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; (2) noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)

千里竹

see styles
 nezasa
    ねざさ
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)

四君子

see styles
 shikunshi
    しくんし
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

四方竹

see styles
 shihouchiku / shihochiku
    しほうちく
Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis (type of bamboo); Chimonobambusa quadrangularis

大士籤


大士签

see styles
dà shì qiān
    da4 shi4 qian1
ta shih ch`ien
    ta shih chien
 daishi sen
Bamboo slips used before Kuan-yin when the latter is consulted as an oracle. '

女子竹

see styles
 onagodake; onagodake
    おなごだけ; オナゴダケ
(kana only) (rare) (See 女竹) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

孟宗竹

see styles
mèng zōng zhú
    meng4 zong1 zhu2
meng tsung chu
 mousouchiku; mousoudake; mousouchiku; mousoudake / mosochiku; mosodake; mosochiku; mosodake
    もうそうちく; もうそうだけ; モウソウチク; モウソウダケ
see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
(kana only) moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

富貴竹


富贵竹

see styles
fù guì zhú
    fu4 gui4 zhu2
fu kuei chu
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)

小切子

see styles
 kokiriko
    こきりこ
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together

小綬鶏

see styles
 kojukei; kojukei / kojuke; kojuke
    こじゅけい; コジュケイ
(kana only) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)

巻きす

see styles
 makisu
    まきす
"sushi mat" (bamboo mat used in food preparation, especially to roll makizushi)

巻き簀

see styles
 makisu
    まきす
"sushi mat" (bamboo mat used in food preparation, especially to roll makizushi)

巻き簾

see styles
 makisu
    まきす
"sushi mat" (bamboo mat used in food preparation, especially to roll makizushi)

忍返し

see styles
 shinobigaeshi
    しのびがえし
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves

成屋蘭

see styles
 nariyaran; nariyaran
    なりやらん; ナリヤラン
(kana only) bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia)

打ち竹

see styles
 uchitake
    うちたけ
(See 火種・1) antiquated lighter consisting of a tube of bamboo containing live coals (hidane)

支那竹

see styles
 shinachiku
    しなちく
(sensitive word) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

東根笹

see styles
 azumanezasa; azumanezasa
    あずまねざさ; アズマネザサ
(kana only) Pleioblastus chino (species of bamboo grass)

松竹梅

see styles
 shouchikubai / shochikubai
    しょうちくばい
(1) (See 歳寒三友) pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); (2) (from 松 down to 梅) high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class); (place-name) Shouchikubai

此の君

see styles
 konokimi
    このきみ
(archaism) (See 竹・1) bamboo

毛邊紙


毛边纸

see styles
máo biān zhǐ
    mao2 bian1 zhi3
mao pien chih
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc; also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]

湘妃竹

see styles
xiāng fēi zhú
    xiang1 fei1 zhu2
hsiang fei chu
same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death

湯立ち

see styles
 yudachi
    ゆだち
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)

湯立て

see styles
 yudate
    ゆだて
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)

灰吹き

see styles
 haifuki
    はいふき
bamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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