1. bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism)Buddhism
2. striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle fingerUsually written using kana alone, esp. しっぺ
竹箆 【しっぺ】、竹篦 【しっぺい】、竹篦 【しっぺ】
竹箆: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 竹箆: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 竹篦: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 竹篦: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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