noun
mallet handle
Refers specifically to the handle of a mallet, especially a wooden mallet used in traditional contexts like mochi pounding.
杵柄が折れてしまったので、新しいのを買わなければならない。
The mallet handle broke, so I have to buy a new one.
Compound of 杵 (kine, 'mallet') and 柄 (tsuka, 'handle'), with rendaku voicing of つか to づか.