noun
ladle; dipper
Only with reading しゃく
A scoop-shaped utensil for serving liquids or soups. Often seen in traditional Japanese settings.
味噌汁を杓ですくう。
I scoop miso soup with a ladle.
noun
wild chervil; cow parsley; Queen Anne's lace
A common white-flowered plant (Anthriscus sylvestris) found in fields and roadsides. Usually written in kana.
道端にしゃくがたくさん咲いていた。
A lot of wild chervil was blooming along the roadside.
おたま is a more common, casual word for a ladle, while 杓 (しゃく) is more traditional or formal.
The kanji 杓 originally referred to a ladle or scoop. The plant name is a separate word, likely of native origin, and the kanji is an ateji assignment.