竹に雀

たけにすずめ

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling (literally: sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting))
2. family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle

Kanji

• 竹 bamboo. Read as たけ.
• 雀 sparrow. Read as すずめ.

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