竹林の七賢 ちくりんのしちけん Also written 竹林七賢 Meanings Noun Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (i.e.: group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians) See also: 清談 (せいだん). Kanji 竹 bamboo. Read as チク. 林 woods. Read as リン. 七 seven. Read as シチ. 賢 wise. Read as ケン. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists