羽子板(はごいた)

はごいた
noun
battledore; decorated wooden paddle
leisuretool
1. battledore; wooden paddle used for hanetsuki
A wooden paddle used in the traditional New Year game hanetsuki (similar to badminton without a net). Also refers to elaborately decorated paddles sold as good-luck ornaments.
お正月(しょうがつ)に羽子板(はごいた)で遊(あそ)んだ。
We played with battledore paddles at New Year's.
浅草寺(せんそうじ)の羽子板(はごいた)市(いち)は毎年(まいとし)十二月(じゅうにがつ)に開(ひら)かれる。
The battledore fair at Sensoji Temple is held every December.
女(おんな)の子(こ)が生(う)まれると、初正月(はつしょうがつ)に羽子板(はごいた)を贈(おく)る風習(ふうしゅう)がある。
There is a custom of giving a battledore paddle when a baby girl is born, for her first New Year.

Usage

Decorated 羽子板(はごいた) are sold at year-end markets, most famously at the 浅草寺(せんそうじ)羽子板(はごいた)市(いち) (Sensoji Battledore Fair) in December. These ornamental paddles feature elaborate designs, often depicting kabuki actors, and are displayed as good-luck charms rather than used for play.

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Related: 正月遊(しょうがつあそ)び (New Year games)
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Added 2026.3.20 15:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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