茶筅
ちゃ
せ
ん
Meanings
1
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for matcha
A bamboo whisk used in Japanese tea ceremony to mix powdered matcha with hot water.
Whisk the matcha with a tea whisk.
I bought a new tea whisk.
2
hairstyle resembling a tea whisk
A traditional hairstyle where the hair is gathered into a bundle at the back of the head, resembling the shape of a tea whisk. Rare in modern usage.
Women in the past wore a hairstyle called chasen.