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笹 means 'bamboo grass'

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Note: this kanji is a 'kokuji' (created in Japan)
Strokes : 11    Frequency: 2099   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-3    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 23 words   Used in 648 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
Kun
   ささ bamboo grass
Additional readings
Name    さ   さき   しの   じね
Components
⿱  ⺮ (竹) bamboo  世 world  
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笹 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 笹 is used 20 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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Most common form: ささ
noun
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
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ささ (read as ざさ) : 9 words FIND ALL
noun
Maianthemum japonicum (species of monocot)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional ささ less common words include 笹 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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笹
ささ bamboo grass   
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世
セ   セイ   よ the world   
⺮
bamboo
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