The Kanji Map

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

1743 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: bamboo grass, (kokuji)

Kunyomi: ささ

Onyomi:

Composition: 竹世

笹

Radical: 竹

Meaning: bamboo

Reading: たけ

Frequency: 953

Alternative forms:

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笹（ささ） bamboo grass, generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

笹原（ささはら） field of bamboo grass