noun
Obsolete term for a toothbrush, replaced by 歯ブラシ in modern Japanese. Found in historical texts or contexts.
See also: 歯ブラシ
江戸時代には、歯磨き楊枝が使われていた。
In the Edo period, toothbrushes (called 歯磨き楊枝) were used.
Standard kanji spelling for this obsolete term.
Variant using 子 instead of 枝; less common but attested.
Modern standard word for 'toothbrush'; 歯磨き楊枝 is its obsolete predecessor.
Compound of 歯磨き (tooth cleaning) and 楊枝 (toothpick, from 楊 'willow' and 枝 'branch'). The term originally referred to a tooth-cleaning twig and later extended to toothbrushes before being replaced by 歯ブラシ.