bamboo shoot
Archaic word for bamboo shoot; the modern equivalent is 竹の子 (たけのこ). Found in classical texts or historical contexts.
See also: 竹の子
In old documents, there are examples where 筍 is read as たかんな.
Variant kanji form, also archaic.
The reading たかんな is an older form; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is related to the modern たけのこ (竹の子).