solution

On-Yomi: トウ — Kun-Yomi: こた.える、こた.え

Koohii stories:

1) [radical_tyro] 16-6-2007(204): The solution to this puzzle is, like the match stick game, to make the bamboo pieces fit together.

2) [kumakuma] 17-7-2008(141): For the frustrated housewife the solution came in form of a BAMBOO stick that FITS her well.

3) [rtkrtk] 9-1-2008(76): Be careful not to confuse this with the inter-locking bamboo pieces of box (#942 箱). Imagine a child's building-block puzzle. There are three holes: triangle, square, circle. Also there is a cylindrical piece of bamboo. Which of the holes does the bamboo fit into? The fitting hole is the solution.

4) [dicedice] 10-1-2009(40): The solution to every problem? Bamboofit! Our new product is useful in many situations: when your friends talk too much? BAMBOOFIT! (shove it in their mouth) When your dog barks all night? BAMBOOFIT! Leaky faucet? BAMBOOFIT!

5) [Evangelo] 9-4-2010(27): Want a green SOLUTION for solo-sex? All you need is a fitting piece of bamboo.