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
ささ
小竹
小竹 ささ
 
 
ササ

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