Nounbamboo grass; bamboo

NounSasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)

Nounbamboo grass; bamboo

NounJapanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)

Nounfield of bamboo grass

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verbto pelt down (of rain); to pour

Nounhemp over-garment worn by Shugendō practitioners

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounpelting rain; pouring rain; driving rain; downpour

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' endingto pour (of rain); to pound down

Nounbamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

NounSasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan) · shoots of this plant

Nounsmall bamboo

Nounplane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis) · hemp overgarment worn by Shugendō practitioners

Nounplane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)