杢魚

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もく
Hyōgai
ぎょ
Grade: 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 杢魚 – see the following entry.
木魚もくぎょ
(Buddhism) wooden fish:
a wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a fish used to signal monks to their duties
a round, hollow, vaguely fish-shaped wooden percussion instrument used during recitations of Buddhist sutras
(colloquial) katsuobushi
(slang) an impregnated married woman
(This term, 杢魚, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)