How do you say “Bamboo” in Japanese? 「竹(たけ)」Take

How do you say “Bamboo” in Japanese? 「竹(たけ)」Take Noun

Noun: 竹(たけ)

Romaji Reading: take
Meaning: bamboo

Example Sentences with「竹(たけ)」

あのパンダはたくさんの竹を食べた。
Ano panda wa takusan no take o tabeta.
That panda ate a lot of bamboo.


竹は塀や箸に使われます。
Take wa hei ya hashi ni tsukawaremasu.
Bamboo is used for fences and chopsticks.


このお店では竹細工が買えます。
Kono omise de wa takezaiku ga kaemasu.
You can buy bamboo work at this shop.


竹を編んでかごを作ります。
Take o ande kago o tsukurimasu.
Knitting bamboo to make a basket.


京都の嵐山には竹林の道があります。
Kyōto no Arashiyama ni wa chikurin no michi ga arimasu.
There is a bamboo grove road in Arashiyama, Kyoto.


(私の)父は竹を割ったような性格だ。
(Watashi no) chichi wa take o wattayōna seikaku da.
My father is very straightforward.

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