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群竹 (むらたけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

群むら竹たけ

む

ら

た

け

Meanings

1

noun

thick growth of bamboo; bamboo thicket

Refers to a dense cluster or grove of bamboo growing together. Often used in descriptive or literary contexts.

庭にわの隅すみに群むら竹たけが生はえている。
A thick growth of bamboo is growing in the corner of the garden.
風かぜが吹ふくと群むら竹たけがざわざわと音おとを立たてる。
When the wind blows, the bamboo thicket rustles.

Written forms

群むら竹たけUsage100%
Standard kanji form for a thicket of bamboo.
叢むら竹たけ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 叢 is an uncommon character for 'cluster' or 'thicket'.

Kanji

群flock, group, crowd
竹

bamboo

叢plexus, clump of bushes, thicket

Similar words

竹ちく林りん
竹林 is a more common word for a bamboo grove or forest, often larger and more cultivated. 群竹 emphasizes the dense, clustered growth.
竹たけ藪やぶ
竹藪 refers to a bamboo thicket or bamboo bush, often wild and tangled. 群竹 is more neutral and can describe any dense bamboo growth.

Etymology

Compound of 群 (むら, 'cluster, group') + 竹 (たけ, 'bamboo'). The reading むらたけ follows standard kun'yomi compounding.