もうそうちくalso: もうそうだけもうそうちくMeanings1nounmoso bamboo; Phyllostachys edulisusually written using kana aloneA large bamboo species widely cultivated in Japan for its edible shoots (takenoko) and timber.孟もう宗そう竹ちくのたけのこは大おおきくて柔やわらかい。