割竹

わりだけ

Also written わりたけ, 割り竹

Meanings

1. Noun split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split
2. noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)

Kanji

• 割 divide. Read as わり.
• 竹 bamboo. Read as たけ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists