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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
lucky bamboo branch (sold during the Toka Ebisu festival in early January)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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.
Other forms
篠 【ささ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 小竹 【ささ】 (rarely used kanji form)