noun
bamboo arrow shaft
Refers specifically to the shaft of an arrow made from this type of bamboo.
矢竹を削って矢を作る。
I shave a bamboo arrow shaft to make an arrow.
noun
arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
The plant itself, a species of bamboo. Often written in katakana as ヤダケ.
庭にヤダケが生えている。
Arrow bamboo is growing in the garden.
Compound of 矢 (arrow) and 竹 (bamboo), referring to a bamboo species traditionally used for arrow shafts.