竹籠

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 竹籠 (たけかご) is a noun for a bamboo basket woven from thin pieces of bamboo.
• Basic usage: It describes putting vegetables in the basket or an artisan weaving one.
  • 採れたての野菜を竹籠に入れました。 — We put the freshly harvested vegetables in a bamboo basket.
  • 職人が細い竹を編んで竹籠を作っています。 — The artisan is weaving thin strips of bamboo into a basket.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Material and finished object
  • 竹 is the bamboo material, while 竹籠 is the finished basket woven from it.