河竹

かわたけ

Also written 川竹

Meanings

1. Noun bamboo growing along a river bank
2. Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake
3. Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
4. prostitute; the life of a prostitute

Kanji

• 河 river. Read as かわ.
• 竹 bamboo. Read as たけ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists