also: めどき
noun
divination sticks
Refers to sticks used in traditional East Asian divination, especially with the I Ching. The word is rare and mostly encountered in historical or esoteric contexts.
易経では、筮を使って卦を立てる。
In the I Ching, divination sticks are used to cast hexagrams.
The word めどぎ is of uncertain origin. The kanji 筮 and 蓍 both refer to divination sticks, but the Japanese reading may be a native term applied to these characters.