Japanese

呉竹 (kuretake, gochiku): a shoot of henon bamboo.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) くれたけ [kùrétáké] (Heiban - [0])^[2][3]
• (Tokyo) くれ​たけ [kùréꜜtàkè] (Nakadaka - [2])^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [kɯᵝɺ̠e̞ta̠ke̞]

Noun

呉竹 ‎(hiragana くれたけ, romaji kuretake)

1. alternate name for 淡竹 ‎(hachiku): henon bamboo, a variety of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

Etymology 2

The on'yomi of kuretaka above.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞t͡ɕikɯᵝ]

Noun

呉竹 ‎(hiragana ごちく, romaji gochiku)

1. alternate name for 淡竹 ‎(hachiku): henon bamboo, a variety of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

Usage notes

This reading is much less common.

Synonyms

• 胡竹 (こちく) ‎(kochiku)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3