篠しの

noun

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo

Refers to a type of small bamboo that grows in clusters, often used in crafts and as a material for fences or arrows. The reading しぬ is an older variant, now rare.

See also: 篠竹 (しのだけ)

• 庭にわの隅すみに篠しのが生おい茂しげっている。

  Thin-culmed dwarf bamboo is growing thickly in the corner of the garden.

noun

shino flute; Japanese transverse bamboo flute

Only with reading しの

Abbreviation of 篠笛 (しのぶえ). A high-pitched transverse flute with usually seven finger holes, used in festivals and traditional music. Only read as しの.

See also: 篠笛

• 祭まつりで篠しのの音おとが響ひびいていた。

  The sound of the shino flute echoed through the festival.

noun

sliver; strand of loose fibers

Only with reading しの

A thin, loose strand or splinter of fiber, often from bamboo or other plant material. Only read as しの.

• 竹たけを割わると細ほそい篠しのがたくさん出でる。

  When you split bamboo, many thin slivers come out.