also: しもく
noun
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
Used in Buddhist temples to strike a bell (鐘). The hammer has a T-shaped head and a long handle.
お坊さんが撞木で鐘を撞いた。
The monk struck the bell with the wooden hammer.
撞木は、鐘楼に置いてある。
The bell hammer is kept in the belfry.
Kana spelling; useful when the kanji are not needed.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 撞木.
Obsolete kana reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 撞 (shu, 'strike') + 木 (moku, 'wood'), referring to a wooden striking tool. The reading しゅもく is the standard on'yomi; しもく is an obsolete variant.