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    3. 竹箆

    竹箆

    竹しっ箆ぺい

    bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism)

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    竹篦

    しっぺいしっぺ

    Noun

    1.
    bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism)
    Buddhism
    2.
    striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
    word usually written using kana alone

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    Kanji that make up this word

    竹
    たけ…(2)
    bamboo
    箆
    へら・の・くし…(2)
    spatula・arrow shaft
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