真竹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	竹
ま Grade: 3	たけ > だけ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
眞竹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 竹(たけ) (take, “bamboo”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まだけ [màdáké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) まだけ [máꜜdàkè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠da̠ke̞]

Noun

真(ま)竹(だけ) or 真竹(マダケ) • (madake)

timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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