• 竹たけ — bamboo
• 竹林ちくりん — bamboo grove
• 竹馬たけうま — stilts
• 竹たけの子こ — bamboo shoot
• 爆竹ばくちく — firecracker
• 竹細工たけざいく — bamboo craft
• 竹工芸ちくこうげい — bamboo art

The kanji “竹” looks like two bamboo stalks with leaves. In Japanese culture, bamboo symbolizes resilience and flexibility — it bends but rarely breaks. It’s also essential in food (竹の子), construction, crafts, and festivals like Tanabata.

竹たけの子こが 出でてきました。
A bamboo shoot has sprouted.

彼かれは 竹馬たけうまで 遊あそんでいます。
He is playing on stilts.