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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すず
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan); shoots of this plant
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しの、しぬ
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
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アメリカ篠懸の木

アメリカすずかけのき、アメリカスズカケノキ
American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
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鈴懸の木

篠懸の木
すずかけのき、スズカケノキ
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
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篠竹

しのだけ
bamboo grass; bamboo
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篠笹

しのざさ
bamboo grass; bamboo
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篠竹

すずたけ、スズタケ
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
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篠笛

しのぶえ
Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)
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篠突く

v5k
しのつく
to pour (of rain); to pound down