差し金 | Shirabe

差し金さしがね

差し金さしがね

Noun

English JMdict (multilingual)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) carpenter's square

also written as 指矩

See also: 曲尺 (かねじゃく)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) instigation;suggestion;manipulation;(someone's) doing

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) kabuki metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

Other forms 差金【さしがね】 · 指金【さしがね】 (rarely used kanji form) · 指矩【さしがね】 (search-only kanji form)