編木

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
びん
Grade: 5
ささら > ざさら
Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
拍板
 びんざさら on Japanese Wikipedia
 Binzasara on Wikipedia
編木 (binzasara): a binzasara.

Etymology

Compound of (bin, irregular reading; possibly refers to the way the instrument is bound together) +‎ (ささら, bamboo whisk or broom, which this instrument resembles). The sasara changes to zasara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(びん)(ざさら) (binzasara

  1. (music) a Japanese percussion instrument made of wooden slats

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN