柄杓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
柄	杓
へい > ひ Grade: S (ateji)	しゃく Hyōgai (ateji)
kan'on

Alternative spelling
杓

Etymology

From 瓢(ひさご) (hisago).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひしゃく [hìshákú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [çiɕa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

柄(ひ)杓(しゃく) • (hishaku) ^{←ひしやく (fisyaku)^?}

a ladle, a water dipper
(historical) a type of low class prostitute
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦

Derived terms

柄(ひ)杓(しゃく)立(た)て (hishakutate)
柄(ひ)杓(しゃく)でくむ (hishaku de kumu)

References

“〈柄^▲杓〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026