noun
Chinese temple bamboo; tootsik bamboo
A species of bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik) native to China, sometimes cultivated in Japan. The name is usually written in katakana.
庭の隅にトウチクが植えてある。
Chinese temple bamboo is planted in the corner of the garden.
The name 唐竹 (literally 'Tang bamboo') refers to its Chinese origin. The reading とうちく is the on'yomi of the kanji.