This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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篠、小竹
ささ
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
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笹原

ささはら、ささわら
field of bamboo grass
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笹舟

ささぶね
toy bamboo-leaf boat
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熊笹

隈笹
くまざさ、クマザサ
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
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雪笹

ゆきざさ、ユキザサ
Maianthemum japonicum (species of monocot)
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篠笹

しのざさ
bamboo grass; bamboo
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小鳴き

笹鳴き
ささなき
twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering
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尖り笹の葉貝

とんがりささのはがい、トンガリササノハガイ
Lanceolaria grayana (species of freshwater mussel)
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笹蜘蛛

ささぐも、ササグモ
Oxyopes sertatus (species of lynx spider)
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東根笹

あずまねざさ、アズマネザサ
Pleioblastus chino (species of bamboo grass)