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split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split
noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
割竹を編んで籠を作った。
I wove split bamboo into a basket.
割竹で垣根を組み立てた。
A fence was assembled with split bamboo.
割竹は建材にも使われる。
Split bamboo is also used as building material.