perforated ladle; slotted spoon
A kitchen utensil with holes for draining liquid while scooping solid food.
Scoop the vegetables out of the pot with a slotted spoon.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of 穴 (あな, 'hole') and 杓子 (しゃくし, 'ladle'), literally 'hole ladle'. The reading じゃくし is a common voiced variant of しゃくし in compounds.