Tadpole (Scoop) - Tadpole

Japanese: おたまじゃくし(杓子) - おたまじゃくし
Tadpole (Scoop) - Tadpole

…That is probably why rice spoons are called "hera" or "meshibera" in many regions. Soup spoons are called "otadjakushi" or "kaijakushi" and are made of wood, metal, or even scallops or other shells with handles. Incidentally, the word "shakushi" is thought to have first appeared around the end of the Muromachi period, but until then in Japan it was written as "saji" or "kai" (both pronounced "hi") and pronounced "kai." …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "tadpole" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…飯しゃくしを〈へら〉〈めしべら〉と呼ぶ地域が多いのは,そのためであろう。汁しゃくしの方は〈おたまじゃくし〉〈かいじゃくし〉などと呼ばれ,木製,金属製などのほか,ホタテガイなどの貝殻に柄をつけたものも用いられる。ちなみに,しゃくしの語の初見は室町末期ころと思われるが,日本ではそれまで〈匙〉〈〉(いずれも音はヒ)と書き,〈かい〉と読んでいた。…

※「おたまじゃくし(杓子)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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