bamboo whisk
A traditional Japanese kitchen utensil made from a bundle of thinly split bamboo, used for mixing and whipping, especially in tea ceremony.
In tea ceremony, a bamboo whisk is used to prepare matcha.
Standard kanji spelling for the bamboo whisk.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is obscure.
The kanji 簓 is a kokuji (Japanese-made character) combining 竹 (bamboo) and 彫 (carve), reflecting the carved bamboo strips of the whisk. The reading ささら is of uncertain origin.