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Kotomora

竺

bamboo

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジク
  • チク
  • トク

Kun'yomi

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Nanori

  • あつし

Meaning

竺 centers on bamboo as a plant or material. It is a specific kanji for bamboo, often used in names or classical contexts.

Most common words using 竺

  • 天竺てんじく

    India

  • 天竺鼠てんじくねずみ

    guinea pig (any of five guinea pig species, esp. Cavia porcellus)

  • アマゾン天竺鼠アマゾンてんじくねずみ

    shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida)

  • パンパス天竺鼠パンパスてんじくねずみ

    Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)

  • ペルー天竺鼠ペルーてんじくねずみ

    montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii)

  • 唐天竺からてんじく

    China and India; far away

  • 天竺木綿てんじくもめん

    cotton sheeting

  • 天竺楽てんじくがく

    gagaku of Indian origin

  • 天竺浪人てんじくろうにん

    wandering lordless samurai

  • 天竺牡丹てんじくぼたん

    dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)

  • 天竺編みてんじくあみ

    Jersey stitch (knitware)

  • 天竺葵てんじくあおい

    geranium (Pelargonium inquinans)

  • 天竺鯛てんじくだい

    vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch; coral fish

  • 竺学じくがく

    Indian studies; Buddhist studies

Explore all words using 竺 →

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Etymology

竺 is composed of 竹 (bamboo) on top and 二 (two) below. The exact historical origin is uncertain; it may have originally depicted bamboo stalks or been a phonetic loan.

Meaning mnemonic

Two bamboo stalks (竹 on top, 二 below) standing together: 竺 is bamboo.

Reading mnemonic

For ジク, imagine a thick bamboo stalk that you can jiggle: jiggle -> ジク, and the bamboo bends but doesn't break.