弥や次じ郎ろ兵べ衛え

noun

balancing toy

A traditional Japanese balancing toy consisting of a horizontal rod with a weight at each end, pivoting on a central stand; often shaped like a person.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、やじろべえでよく遊あそんだ。

  When I was a child, I often played with a balancing toy.

• 机つくえの上うえにやじろべえを置おいて、指ゆびでつついて揺ゆらした。

  I put the balancing toy on the desk and poked it with my finger to make it sway.