also: ささらのこ
notched bamboo percussion instrument
A traditional Japanese percussion instrument: a notched bamboo rod scraped with a bamboo whisk-like implement. Also simply called 簓 (ささら).
See also: 簓
I heard the sound of a 簓子 being scraped at the festival.
wooden vertical batten
In architecture or woodworking, a thin vertical strip of wood used as a batten or lath.
After nailing the wooden battens to the wall, plaster is applied.
Alternate reading with inserted の; rarely used.
Compound of 簓 (ささら, 'bamboo whisk' or 'scraper') + 子 (こ, diminutive suffix). The exact origin of ささら is uncertain, but it is an old mimetic or native word for a scraping sound.