also: ささらのこ
noun
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
祭りで簓子を擦る音が聞こえた。
I heard the sound of a 簓子 being scraped at the festival.
noun
wooden vertical batten
In architecture or woodworking, a thin vertical strip of wood used as a batten or lath.
壁に簓子を打ち付けてから漆喰を塗る。
After nailing the wooden battens to the wall, plaster is applied.
Refers to the same percussion instrument but is a shorter, more common name. 簓子 is a longer form, sometimes implying a smaller or specific type.
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.