ささ
笹

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ささ
笹
 笹 ささ ✔
ささ
篠
 篠 ささ
ささ
小竹
 小竹 ささ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bamboo grass, (kokuji)
ささ　じね　さ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
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)
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant