房ふさ楊よう枝じ

noun

traditional toothbrush made from a frayed willow twig

Historical term for an Edo-period toothbrush: a willow stick with one end beaten into a brush-like tuft. Used with tooth-blackening powder or plain water.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには房ふさ楊よう枝じで歯はを磨みがいた。

  In the Edo period, people brushed their teeth with a fusayōji.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんに房ふさ楊よう枝じが展てん示じされている。

  A fusayōji is on display at the museum.