天秤押し

てんびんおし

Meanings

1. Noun pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 秤 balances; scales; steelyard. Read as ヒン.
• 押 push. Read as おし.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists