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王笏 (おうしゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

王おう笏しゃく

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Meanings

1

noun

sceptre; scepter

A ceremonial staff held by a monarch as a symbol of authority.

王おうは戴たい冠かん式しきで王おう笏しゃくを手てにした。
The king held the sceptre at the coronation ceremony.

Kanji

王king, rule, magnate
笏mace, baton, scepter

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 王 (king) and 笏 (shaku, a ritual baton) combine to mean 'royal sceptre'.