Bamboo pick - Shippei

Japanese: 竹篦 - しっぺい

〘Noun〙 ("Shippei" is the Tang and Song pronunciation of "bamboo pick")① A bamboo walking stick. A ritual implement usually used in Zen Buddhism. Used by masters to instruct scholars. Made from split bamboo, joined together, wrapped in rattan and coated with lacquer, it resembles a bow. Shippei. ※Shobogenzo (1231-53) gammon "With a bamboo pick and a bamboo pick, old people and eternal youth will come together" ② To flick the opponent's wrist with the index finger and middle finger. ※Nippo Jisho (1603-04) "Xippeiuo (shippeiwo) hajiku" ③ (adjective) A state similar to the shape of ①. ※This Year's Bamboo (1919-27)〈Satomi Ton〉 Withered Bamboo "From the pale forehead to the area where the eyebrows droop down shippeily"

Take-bera [bamboo comb]

〘 noun 〙① A spatula carved from bamboo. [Wa-gyoku-hen (late 15th century)]② = Takemitsu (bamboo sword)① ※ Haiku poem, Edo Hirokoji (1678) "On top is a wakizashi, in the middle a bamboo spatula. Here he wears a paper-striped armor (Basho)"

Shippe [bamboo pick]

〘Noun〙 A variation of the word "shippei (bamboo comb)."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙 (「しっぺい」は「竹篦」の唐宋音)① 竹製の杖(つえ)。ふつう禅宗で用いる法具。師家が学人の教導に用いるもの。竹を割ってこれを合わせ、籐(とう)を巻いて漆を塗った、弓に似たもの。しつべい。※正法眼蔵（1231‐53）画餠「拄杖・竹篦をして一老一不老ならしむ」② 人さし指と中指をそろえて、相手の手首などをはじき打つこと。※日葡辞書（1603‐04）「Xippeiuo(シッペイヲ) ハジク」③ (形動) ①の形に似ているさま。※今年竹（1919‐27）〈里見弴〉枯竹「白じろとした額から、しっぺいにさがった眉のあたり」