木魚

杢魚

Reading

Kana: もくぎょ

Romaji: mokugyo

Definition

noun

1

fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

(Buddhist term)

Kanji

木

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

魚

Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな

Meaning: fish

杢

Reading: もく

Meanings: woodworker, (kokuji)