塵取り
ちりとり · chiritori · JLPT N1 · noun
dustpan
🧹 chiri (dust) + tori (take up): the tool that takes up dust
塵 means dust and 取り is the noun form of 取る, to take or pick up. The word literally names the tool that picks up dust, and it is used together with a broom.
取 — ear 耳 + hand 又
取 originally depicted a hand (又) grasping an ear (耳), referencing the ancient practice of soldiers cutting off enemies' left ears as proof of kills to claim rewards. The meaning broadened from 'seize/take by force' to the general sense of 'take, get, obtain' used today.