noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic switch (long, slender shoot of a tree)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic switch (cane used for flogging)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic word usually written using kana alone scourge;whip;switch

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Chu (name of several ancient Chinese states);Ch'u

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone food, cooking chinsuko;traditional Okinawan biscuit made with wheat flour, lard and sugar