Noun
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
パンダはささをえさにする。Pandas feed on bamboo grass.
Also written 篠【ささ】、小竹【ささ】
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笹舟ささぶね
Nountoy bamboo-leaf boat
笹原ささはら
Nounfield of bamboo grass
笹竹ささたけ
Nounsmall bamboo
笹藪ささやぶ
Nounthicket of bamboo grass
笹がきささがき
Nouncutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
笹蜘蛛ささぐも
NounOxyopes sertatus (species of lynx spider)
笹団扇ささうちわ
NounSpathiphyllum patinii (species of peace lily)
笹百合ささゆり
NounJapanese lily (Lilium japonicum)
笹寿司ささずし
Nounsasazushi (sushi wrapped in bamboo leaf)
笹五位ササゴイ
Nounstriated heron (Butorides striata); green-backed heron
笹牛の舌ささうしのした
Nounbamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonica)
笹葉銀蘭ささばぎんらん
NounCephalanthera longibracteata (species of orchid)
笹だんごささだんご
Nounsasadango; rice dumpling made with mugwort and red bean paste steamed in a bamboo leaf
細蟹ささがに
Nounspider; spider silk
ささ身ささみ
Nounchicken tender; chicken tenderloin
小鳴きささなき
Nountwittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering