竹槍 たけやり Also written ちくそう, 竹やり Meanings Noun bamboo spear Kanji 竹 bamboo. Read as たけ. 槍 spear; lance; javelin. Read as やり. Words containing 竹槍 竹槍戦術 (たけやりせんじゅつ) tactics of fighting a technologically advanced adversary with primitive weapons Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists