竹

17:37 Aug 24, 2012

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Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Meaning of the following

Japanese term or phrase: 竹

梅 In another place this is given

Ravi Kumar KudoZ activity Questions: 170 (1 open) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 38 India
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Summary of answers provided

3 +9

mid-range (Silver)

fumipi829

bamboo

Vladyslav Golovaty

TAKE

Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT

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10 mins confidence:

TAKE

Explanation:
Isn't a person's name?

Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT
France
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of:

Thai

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

mid-range (Silver)

Explanation:
This is used when ranking items and often referred to together as "松竹梅" and 竹 described "mid-range" while the others are high-end (松) and low-end (梅). It's also translated as "Silver" as in Gold/Silver/Bronze

fumipi829
Local time: 09:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 77

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Asker: Thanks

13 mins confidence:

bamboo

Explanation:
Chinese source
梅 In another place is Japanese plum or apricot

Example sentence(s):

竹是禾本科的一个分支竹亞科（Bambusoideae）的总称，分布在亚热带地区，又称竹类或竹子。有低矮似草，又有高如大树。通常通过地下匍匐的根茎成片生长。也可以 ...
The Japanese plum or ume (sometimes referred to as a Japanese apricot) has played an important role in Japanese culture for many centuries. It was originally introduced from China.

Reference: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%B9
Reference: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2013.html

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 19:23
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 15

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