noun
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for matcha
A bamboo whisk used in Japanese tea ceremony to mix powdered matcha with hot water.
茶筅で抹茶を点てる。
Whisk the matcha with a tea whisk.
新しい茶筅を買った。
I bought a new tea whisk.
noun
hairstyle resembling a tea whisk
A traditional hairstyle where the hair is gathered into a bundle at the back of the head, resembling the shape of a tea whisk. Rare in modern usage.
昔の女性は茶筅という髪型を結っていた。
Women in the past wore a hairstyle called chasen.
From 茶 (cha, 'tea') + 筅 (sen, 'whisk'). The kanji 筅 specifically refers to a bamboo whisk.