お玉杓子

• 御玉杓子

御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 玉 (tama, “ball”) +‎ 杓子 (shakushi, “bamboo ladle”)

• (Tokyo) おたまじゃ​くし [òtámájáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ta̠ma̠ʑa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

お玉杓子 (hiragana おたまじゃくし, rōmaji otamajakushi)

1. a ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle)
2. (music, rare) a musical note

お玉杓子 (hiragana おたまじゃくし, katakana オタマジャクシ, rōmaji otamajakushi)

1. a tadpole (toad or frog larva)

   Synonym: 蝌蚪 (kato)