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    笹

    笹ささ

    bamboo grass

    KMT9News #19+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab11 strokes

    篠小竹

    ささササ

    Noun

    1.
    bamboo grass, generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    庭にわに笹ささが生はえている。

    Bamboo grass is growing in the garden.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    パンダは笹ささの葉はを食たべる。

    Pandas eat bamboo grass leaves.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    七たな夕ばたには笹ささの葉はに願ねがい事ごとを書かいた短たん冊ざくを飾かざる。

    For Tanabata, we decorate bamboo grass with strips of paper on which wishes are written.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    山やま道みちには笹ささが密みっ生せいしていて、歩あるきにくい場ば所しょもあった。

    The mountain path was densely covered with bamboo grass, making some areas difficult to walk.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    笹ささの葉はが風かぜに揺ゆれる音おとが心ここ地ちよい。

    The sound of bamboo grass leaves swaying in the wind is pleasant.

    KMT10Nature & Environment

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    笹
    ささ…(4)
    bamboo grass・(kokuji)
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