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Bachi (, ; also batchi) are straight wooden sticks used on Japanese taiko drums, and also the plectrum (written ) for stringed instruments of Japanese origin such as the shamisen and biwa.

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Bachi (, ; also batchi) are straight wooden sticks used on Japanese taiko drums, and also the plectrum (written ) for stringed instruments of Japanese origin such as the shamisen and biwa.

== For percussion == thumb|right|Bachi for taiko drums

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