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
Radical: 竹
Meaning: bamboo
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