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Meanings
1
breaking bamboo; splitting bamboo
Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 破竹の勢い (irresistible force, like splitting bamboo). Rarely used as a standalone noun.
The phrase 破竹の勢い describes an unstoppable momentum, like bamboo splitting.
Expressions
- 破竹の勢いwith irresistible force; with great vigor