Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Related words お 玉たま お玉 is a round, deep kitchen ladle for serving soup or curry, while 柄杓 is a long-handled, often wooden or bamboo dipper used for water or in traditional settings.
スコップ スコップ is a shovel or spade for digging, not a ladle for liquids.
Written forms 柄杓 Usage 70% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
ひしゃく Usage 17%
Kana spelling is practical and avoids the ateji kanji.
ヒシャク Usage 8%
杓 Usage 6% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
ひさく
Etymology The kanji 柄杓 are ateji (phonetic) for the native Japanese word ひしゃく . The exact origin of ひしゃく is uncertain, but it may be related to ひさご (gourd), which was historically used as a dipper.
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