Bachi (bachi) - Bachi

Japanese: ばち(桴∥撥) - ばち

A musical instrument or dance prop. It is written in various ways, such as 捊, 棙, and 枹. A typical example is a percussion instrument, and is also used as a translation of Western musical instruments such as beater, stick, and mallet. As a Japanese percussion instrument, it refers to a striking stick such as a drum or a bell, but it does not necessarily mean only rod-shaped ones, but also something with a head wrapped in something like a tampon for Western musical instruments, in which case it is called a bai and sometimes written with the character 棓. In addition, a stick that is struck with the end is called a shuumoku (strike stick), and these range from thick log-shaped ones used to strike temple bells to T-shaped ones used to strike gongs, but the latter, such as a tsuno shuumoku (horn shuumoku) with a spherical head, is also called a tsuno shuumoku (corner mallet), and there is not necessarily a strict distinction between shuumoku and shuumoku.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

楽器の演奏具または舞踊の舞具。捊，棙，枹などさまざまな表記がある。代表的なものは，打奏具であって，洋楽器のビーター，スティック，マレットなどの訳語としても用いる。邦楽器の打奏具としては，太鼓，かねなどの打ち棒をいうが，必ずしも棒状のもののみをいうのではなく，頭部を洋楽器のタンポンのように，なんらかのもので包んだものをもいい，その場合〈ばい〉ともいい，〈棓〉の字を当てることもある。また，棒の先で突き鳴らすものは，〈撞木（しゆもく）〉といって区別し，それにも梵鐘（ぼんしよう）を突く太い丸太状のものから，鉦（かね）類をたたく丁字形のものまであるが，後者の頭部が球状になっている〈角（つの）撞木〉などは〈角桴〉ともいい，必ずしも〈撞木〉と〈桴〉とが厳密に区別されているわけではない。

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