Word Meaning 竹箆

しっぺい shippei

竹箆 is read as しっぺい (shippei) and means bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

しっぺい

Romaji

shippei

Writing Variants

  • 竹箆 しっぺ shippe
  • 竹篦 しっぺ shippe
  • 竹篦 しっぺい shippei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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