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笹 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「竹」

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準1University / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
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ささsasa
Meaning
bamboo grass

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A character made in Japan from 竹 "bamboo" with 世: the low, slender bamboo grass.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 笹ささ

    bamboo grass

  • 笹舟ささぶね

    toy boat of bamboo leaf

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

七夕(たなばた)に願(ねが)い事(ごと)を書(か)いて笹(ささ)に飾(かざ)った。

For Tanabata we wrote our wishes and hung them on bamboo grass.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

笹舟笹舟boat竺thick竿pole笈backpa…笥box笠bamboo…
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Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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