Jisho

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Noun
1. carpenter's squareSee also 曲尺, also written as 指矩
Noun
2. instigation; suggestion; manipulation
Noun
3. metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the endKabuki
Noun
4. rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
Place
5. Sashigane
Wikipedia definition
6. Steel squareThe steel square is a tool that carpenters use. They use many tools to lay out a "square" or right-angle, many of which are made of steel, but the title steel square refers to a specific long-armed square that has additional uses for measurement, especially of angles, as well as simple right-angles. Today the steel square is more commonly referred to as the framing square. It consists of a long arm and a shorter one, which meet at an angle of 90 degrees.
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Other forms
差金 【さしがね】指金 【さしがね】
Notes
指金: Rarely-used kanji form.

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