煤竹 すすたけ Also written すすだけ Meanings Noun soot-colored bamboo (coloured) bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end) See also: 煤払い (すすはらい). Kanji 煤 soot; smoke dried. Read as すす. 竹 bamboo. Read as たけ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists