thin-culmed dwarf bamboo
Refers to a type of small bamboo that grows in clusters, often used in crafts and as a material for fences or arrows. The reading しぬ is an older variant, now rare.
See also: 篠竹 (しのだけ)
Thin-culmed dwarf bamboo is growing thickly in the corner of the garden.
shino flute; Japanese transverse bamboo flute
Only with reading しの
Abbreviation of 篠笛 (しのぶえ). A high-pitched transverse flute with usually seven finger holes, used in festivals and traditional music. Only read as しの.
See also: 篠笛
sliver; strand of loose fibers
Only with reading しの
A thin, loose strand or splinter of fiber, often from bamboo or other plant material. Only read as しの.
The sound of the shino flute echoed through the festival.
When you split bamboo, many thin slivers come out.
篠 is just an abbreviation of 篠笛, so learners may mistake the short form for a separate word rather than the flute itself.
Standard kanji spelling for the plant and related senses.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not essential.
The kanji 篠 originally refers to a type of small bamboo. The reading しの is the standard, while しぬ is an older variant. The flute sense is an abbreviation of 篠笛, and the sliver sense derives from the thin, splinter-like quality of bamboo fibers.