笹 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

会意。「竹」 + 「世」。竹にはがあることに加え、竹の「葉」であることから「世」が当てられたものか。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

bamboo grass, (kokuji)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

Kun (native)
  • ささ
Nanori (used in names)
  • さき
  • しの
  • じね
Other languages
  • 한글se
  • Hán-ViệtThế

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
竹(たけ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7B39

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𥫗世

Words using this kanji

  • ささbamboo grass
  • 笹原ささはらfield of bamboo grass
  • 笹舟ささぶねtoy bamboo-leaf boat
  • 笹竹ささたけsmall bamboo
  • 笹藪ささやぶthicket of bamboo grass
  • 笹がきささがきcutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings, shaving into slivers, shavings
  • 笹蜘蛛ささぐもOxyopes sertatus (species of lynx spider)
  • 笹団扇ささうちわSpathiphyllum patinii (species of peace lily)
  • 笹百合ささゆりJapanese lily (Lilium japonicum)
  • 笹寿司ささずしsasazushi (sushi wrapped in bamboo leaf)
  • 笹五位ササゴイstriated heron (Butorides striata), green-backed heron
  • 笹牛の舌ささうしのしたbamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonica)
  • 笹葉銀蘭ささばぎんらんCephalanthera longibracteata (species of orchid)
  • 笹だんごささだんごsasadango

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(25 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-5
Four Corner
8871.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6f5.3
Heisig
1010
Nelson
3384