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筍
takenoko
Description
筍は竹の若い芽で、春においしく食べられる野菜です。
筍 are young bamboo shoots and a vegetable deliciously eaten in spring.
日本では筍ご飯や煮物にして食べることが多いです。
In Japan, 筍 is often eaten as 筍 rice or simmered dishes.
Meanings
筍takenoko
bamboo shoot; the young edible sprout of bamboo
春に筍を掘りに行きました。
I went to dig bamboo shoots in spring.
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Notes
- Etymology
筍 combines 竹 (bamboo) sense; commonly written as 竹の子 or カタカナ タケノコ.
- Nuance
refers specifically to the young shoot eaten as food, not the grown bamboo (竹).
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