さしば

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さしば – see the following entries.
H
[noun] a long-handled fan, usually made of silk, normally held by an attendant and used to hide the face of a the Emperor during certain official imperial ceremonies
差羽
[noun] grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
Alternative spellings
刺羽, サシバ
(This term, さしば (sashiba), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)