From Japanese-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.0:
[news2] [nf45] 竹の子 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə nˈo̞ (en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, 筍 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, 笋 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, [news2] [nf45] たけのこ /tˌäke̞nˈo̞ko̞/, (筍) (笋) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) たかんな /täkˈännä/, (筍) (笋) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) たかむな /tˌäkämˈɯᵝnä/, (筍) (笋) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) たこうな /tˌäko̞ˈɯᵝnä/
(noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
Note: word usually written using kana alone(1) (m) Bambussprössling, (2) junger, unerfahrener (m) Arzt, (m) Quacksalber, (3) (n) Leben vom stückweisen Verkauf des Besitzes