指物

指し物、 差物、 差し物、 挿物、 挿し物

Reading

Kana: さしもの

Romaji: sashimono

Definitions

noun

1

cabinetwork; joinery

Note: usu. 指(し)物

2

hair ornament; hairpin

Note: often 挿(し)物

3

colours; banner; small banner worn by soldiers during battle (for identification) from the Sengoku period to the end of the Edo period

Note: archaism

Kanji

指

Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し

Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

差

Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し

Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

挿

Readings: ソウ、 さ.す、 はさ.む

Meanings: insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)