small bamboo; bamboo grass
Refers to small bamboo or bamboo grass, often of the genus Sasa or similar dwarf bamboos.
庭の隅に笹竹が生えている。
Small bamboo is growing in the corner of the garden.
笹竹で小さなかごを編んだ。
I wove a small basket from bamboo grass.
笹 alone also means bamboo grass, but 笹竹 emphasizes the plant as a type of bamboo.
Standard kanji spelling.
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
Alternate kanji spelling using 篠 (shino) for bamboo grass.
A compound of 笹 “bamboo grass” and 竹 “bamboo,” read ささたけ.