noun

  1. split bamboo, bamboo slat, bamboo split.
  2. noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
割竹 わりだけ
わり
たけ
割竹 わりたけ
 
割り竹 わりだけ
 
たけ
割り竹 わりたけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

proportion, comparatively, divide
わ.る わり カツ (6th, N3)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)