noun
binzasara; percussion instrument made of small wooden pieces strung together
A traditional Japanese percussion instrument consisting of many small wooden slats strung together, played by bending or striking. Used in folk performing arts and festival music.
祭りで編木の音が響いていた。
The sound of the binzasara echoed at the festival.
編木は、木片を連ねた打楽器です。
The binzasara is a percussion instrument made of wooden pieces strung together.
ささら is a broader term for various traditional scrapers or rattles; 編木 specifically refers to the type made of many small wooden slats.
The reading びんざさら is of uncertain origin. The kanji 編木 literally means 'woven wood', describing the instrument's construction.