桴

Definitions

 * 1) raft
 * 2)  drumstick stick used to play drums
 * 3) ridgepole
 * 1) ridgepole
 * 1) ridgepole
 * 1) ridgepole

Kanji

 * 1) drumstick, mallet
 * 2) raft

Etymology 1
From the kan'yōyomi of the kanji spelling, in turn a shift in pronunciation from the regular kan'on reading of hatsu.

First cited to the  from 934.

Noun

 * 1)   a drum stick for instruments such as the taiko and gong, a percussion mallet
 * 2)   the plectra or picks used to play the biwa lute and shamisen
 * 3)   in, the plectra or picks used to play the biwa lute and shamisen, together with the sticks and other objects held by the dancer in
 * 4)   a metal chisel mallet
 * 1)   a metal chisel mallet

Etymology 2
Shift from bachi above, possibly influenced by or otherwise related to nominal form buchi of verb, itself a shift from utsu.

First attested in 1650. This pronunciation of the term appears to be falling out of use, and is not included in modern pitch-accent dictionaries.

Noun

 * 1)   a drum stick for instruments such as the taiko and gong, a percussion mallet