also: なゆたけ
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
Specific botanical name for a species of bamboo. Rare term; usually written in kana.
Simon bamboo is a species of grass in the Poaceae family.
thin flexible bamboo
General term for any thin, pliant bamboo, not limited to a single species.
Thin, flexible bamboo is growing in the garden.
Alternate kanji spelling; also read なゆたけ.
Rare reading なゆたけ for this kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form; reading なゆたけ.
Katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
Katakana spelling for the reading なゆたけ; usually written in kana.
The derivation is uncertain. The kanji 弱 (weak, soft) and 竹 (bamboo) describe the plant's pliant nature.