Kanji Detail for 杓 - "handle, dipper, ladle"

杓

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
杓 means "handle, dipper, ladle."
1. Handle - The shaft of a ladle.
2. Dipper - The handle portion of the Big Dipper constellation.
3. Ladle - A tool for scooping water.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

ladle; scoop

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

handle of cup, ladle, spoon; name of a constellation (the handle of the Big Dipper)

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(literary) handle of a spoon or ladle; (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

wooden cup, ladle, or spoon

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Star name. The handle of the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper has seven stars. Stars one through four are the ladle. Stars five through seven are the handle. | A utensil name. Like a soup spoon. Used for ladling. Originally written as 勺.
Onyomi

hyoh(ひょう)

shaku(しゃく)

teki(てき)
Kunyomi

hishaku(ひしゃく)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords
handle shaft ladle dipper portion big constellation tool scooping water