clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle
General term for a device that makes noise by clapping or rattling, often used to scare birds away from crops.
They set up clappers in the rice fields to scare away birds.
naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
A traditional Japanese percussion instrument used in music and dance, consisting of wooden slats that clap together when shaken.
They clap the naruko during the folk song performance.
Standard kanji spelling.
Compound of 鳴る (naru, 'to sound') + 子 (ko, diminutive suffix). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word likely originally referred to a small sounding device.