笹

ささ

Also written ササ, 篠, 小竹

Meanings

1. Noun bamboo grass (i.e.: generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.))

Kanji

• 笹 bamboo grass; (kokuji). Read as ささ.

Example sentences

• パンダはささをえさにする。
  Pandas feed on bamboo grass.

Words containing 笹

• 笹団子 (ささだんご) sasadango
• 笹原 (ささはら) field of bamboo grass
• 笹竹 (ささたけ) small bamboo

And 8 more.

Word lists

• Spoken

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists