からたけ Also written カラタケ, 幹竹, 乾竹 Meanings Noun Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake See also: 真竹 (まだけ). Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis) See also: はちく. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists