しっぺい

Also written しっぺ, 竹箆, 竹篦

Meanings

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

Example sentences

• 悪いことばかりしてたら、しっぺするよ。
  If you do only bad things, you will get your wrist slapped.

Word lists

• Buddhism

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists