つゑ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つゑ – see the following entry.
【杖つえ】J
[noun] staff, stick, walking stick, cane, stave, strove, rod, wand
[noun] something one leans on, a support
[noun] a cane used for corporal punishment
[noun] a particularly shaped stirring stick used to make New Year's porridge
[noun] the stem of a pear
[noun] (historical) a traditional unit of length
[noun] (historical) approximately 3 meters
[noun] (historical) seven 尺 (shaku, traditional Japanese foot) and five 寸 (sun, traditional Japanese inch), or approximately 2.3 meters
[noun] (historical) a traditional unit of area
[noun] (historical) one-fifth of a 段 (tan, traditional Japanese paddy size, roughly half of an English acre), or around 237m²
Alternative spellings
筇, 丈, 仗
(This term, つゑ (twe), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as つゑ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つゑ.)
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