also: ぞく
cocoon holders; silkworm cocooning frame
Specialized term in sericulture; refers to a frame or holder where silkworms spin their cocoons. The reading まぶし is standard; ぞく is rare and technical.
At silkworm farms, they use cocoon holders to let the silkworms spin their cocoons.
この蔟は昔ながらの藁でできている。
This cocooning frame is made of traditional straw.
Primary kanji form for the reading まぶし; used in sericulture contexts.
Alternate reading ぞく for the kanji 蔟; rare and mainly found in technical or historical texts.
Alternate kanji form for まぶし, literally 'silkworm register'; less common than 蔟.
Kanji form for the reading ぞく; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The reading まぶし is native Japanese, while ぞく is the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading) of the kanji 蔟/簇. The exact derivation of まぶし is uncertain; it is a specialized term from sericulture.