entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher
Historical term for a fee or gift given upon entering a school or becoming a pupil; now archaic.
gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
Specifically refers to the traditional gift of dried meat presented to a teacher or lord; very rare and historical.
In the Edo period, one paid an entrance fee when enrolling in a terakoya.
In ancient China, there was a custom of presenting dried meat as a gift when becoming a disciple.
Variant spelling using a more common kanji; it has irregular kanji usage.
From Chinese 束脩 (shùxiū), originally meaning a bundle of dried meat given as a gift to a teacher. The Japanese reading is on'yomi.