Is "bamboo grove" pronounced 竹林【ちくりん】 or 竹林【たけばやし】?

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I found some pages here

https://www.weblio.jp/content/竹林#:~:text=竹林（たけばやし、ちくりん,、たかやぶ）とも言う。

https://zatugaku-gimonn.com/entry2020.html

...but I do not see a clear indication of when to use one or the other.

It seems 日本国語大辞典 gives ちくりん, たけばやし, and たかばやし as equivalent options. But ちくりん is the main article. — Alexander Z., Oct 18 '22 at 10:40

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '22 at 17:19

The kango-reading (ちくりん) should be clearly more common in government documents and technical contexts, but both readings are natural in TV shows, novels, blogs and such, and it's a matter of taste. Some words can have different meanings depending on how they are read (e.g., さんどう vs やまみち or きょう vs こんにち), but that is not the case here. I personally think it's generally safe to always use ちくりん when in doubt.

Is "bamboo grove" pronounced 竹林【ちくりん】 or 竹林【たけばやし】?

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