Definition of 指物 (さしもの)

さしもの

指物

さしもの

sashimono

noun
1.
cabinetwork, joinery(usu. 指(し)物)
2.
hair ornament, hairpin(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(archaism)
Other readings:
指し物【さしもの】
差物【さしもの】
差し物【さしもの】
挿物【さしもの】
挿し物【さしもの】
Related Kanji
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
thing, object, matter
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)