呉竹

Japanese

呉竹 (kuretake, gochiku): a shoot of henon bamboo.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
呉	竹
くれ Grade: S	たけ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 呉 (kure, “Chinese, from China”) +‎ 竹 (take, “bamboo”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) くれたけ [kùrétáké] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
- (Tokyo) くれたけ [kùréꜜtàkè] (Nakadaka – [2])[3][2]
- IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ta̠ke̞]

Noun

呉竹 (hiragana くれたけ, rōmaji kuretake)

alternate name for 淡竹 (hachiku): henon bamboo, a form of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
呉	竹
ご Grade: S	ちく Grade: 1
on’yomi

The on'yomi of kuretaka above.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- IPA^(key): [ɡo̞t͡ɕikɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

呉竹 (hiragana ごちく, rōmaji gochiku)

alternate name for 淡竹 (hachiku): henon bamboo, a form of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

Usage notes

This reading is much less common.

Synonyms

胡竹 (こちく) (kochiku)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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