tea whisk; bamboo whisk for matcha
A bamboo whisk used in Japanese tea ceremony to mix powdered matcha with hot water.
Whisk the matcha with a tea whisk.
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.
I bought a new tea whisk.
Women in the past wore a hairstyle called chasen.
maidenhair spleenwort
Standard kanji spelling for the tea whisk.
Variant kanji form using 筌; less common.
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling, easier to read.
From 茶 (cha, 'tea') + 筅 (sen, 'whisk'). The kanji 筅 specifically refers to a bamboo whisk.