Bamboo Shoot
Bamboo Sprout
noun
What is a child of bamboo? That would be a baby bamboo. Because "baby bamboo" doesn't really make sense, we'll instead call this word bamboo shoots. P.S. Fresh bamboo shoots cooked on a fire are delicious, make sure you try them sometime.
たけのこ
If you know the readings of the kanji for 竹 and the vocabulary for 子 you should be able to read this word as well.
竹の子をゆでているところです。
I’m boiling bamboo shoots.
ふじ山の入り口から北の方にのぼっていくと、と中に竹の子が山のようにとれるところがあります。
If you go up north from the entrance of Mt. Fuji, there is a place where you can dig up a lot of bamboo shoots on your way.
「あ、お兄さん。わかりました。わかりました。竹の子、好きなだけ持って行ってください。」とパンダが言った。
"Hey, man. It’s cool, it’s cool. Take all the bamboo shoots you want," said the panda.