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    3. 孟宗竹

    孟宗竹

    孟もう宗そう竹ちく

    moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

    NTNounFood & DiningNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab22 strokes

    もうそうちくもうそうだけモウソウチクモウソウダケ

    Noun

    1.
    moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens), tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 22

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    Kanji that make up this word

    孟
    かしら…(10)
    chief・beginning
    宗
    むね…(13)
    religion・sect・denomination・main point・origin…(1)
    竹
    たけ…(2)
    bamboo
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