雨後の筍 うごのたけのこ Also written うごのタケノコ, 雨後の竹の子, 雨後のタケノコ, 雨後のたけのこ Meanings Expression similar things turning up one after another (literally: bamboo shoots after rain) Kanji 雨 rain. Read as ウ. 後 after 筍 bamboo shoot. Read as たけのこ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists