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笹

笹

Translingual

Han character

笹 (radical 118 竹+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹心廿 (HPT), composition ⿱⺮世)

small bamboo

References

KangXi: not present, would follow page 881, character 25

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25968

Dae Jaweon: page 1310, character 12

Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 5, page 2953, character 10

Unihan data for U+7B39

Chinese

simp. and trad.		笹

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎo (xiao³)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ
  - Wade-Giles: hsiao³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheau
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

Definitions

笹

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Japanese

Kanji

笹

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings

On: none

Kun: ささ (sasa)

Nanori: さ (sa), さき (saki)、しの (shino)、じね (jine)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
笹
ささ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Noun

笹 ‎(hiragana ささ, romaji sasa)

bamboo grass

Compounds

笹 (ささ)かまぼこ ‎(sasakamaboko): (bamboo-leaf-shaped) fish minced and steamed
笹 (ささ)の葉 (は) ‎(sasanoha): bamboo leaf

笹舟 (ささぶね) ‎(sasabune): bamboo-leaf boat

Usage notes

kokuji (国字), Chinese characters created in Japan.

References

JIS: 3A7B
Kuten: 2691
Shift JIS: 8df9
EUC-JP: BAFB
Frequency: 1743
Nelson: 3384

New Nelson: 4271
Halpern: 2663
Halpern Learners: 1708
Heisig: 940
Tuttle Kanji Dictionary: 6f5.3

Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.

Korean

Hanja

笹 • ‎(se) (hangeul 세, revised se, McCune-Reischauer se, Yale sey)

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