柄杓

Japanese

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

Etymology

From 瓢(ひさご) (hisago).

Noun

柄(ひ)杓(しゃく) • (hishaku) 

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

References

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