指物

さしもの

Also written 差物, 指し物, 差し物, 挿物, 挿し物

Meanings

1. Noun cabinetwork; joinery (usu. 指(し)物)
2. hair ornament; hairpin (often 挿(し)物)
3. colours; banner (i.e.: small banner worn by soldiers during battle (for identification) from the Sengoku period to the end of the Edo period)

Kanji

• 指 indicate. Read as さす.
• 物 thing. Read as もの.

Words containing 指物

• 指物師 (さしものし) cabinetmaker
• 旗指物 (はたさしもの) small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle

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