also: めどき
divination sticks
Refers to sticks used in traditional East Asian divination, especially with the I Ching. The word is rare and mostly encountered in historical or esoteric contexts.
In the I Ching, divination sticks are used to cast hexagrams.
Alternate rare kanji for the same meaning; also limited to classical or technical usage.
Alternate reading; less common than めどぎ.
The word めどぎ is of uncertain origin. The kanji 筮 and 蓍 both refer to divination sticks, but the Japanese reading may be a native term applied to these characters.