射的(しゃてき)

しゃてき
noun
shooting gallery; target shooting
1. shooting gallery; target shooting
A game or activity where one shoots at targets, especially the cork-gun shooting stalls found at Japanese festivals and hot spring towns.
お祭(まつ)りで射的(しゃてき)をした。
I played the shooting gallery at the festival.
射的(しゃてき)で大(おお)きな景品(けいひん)を当(あ)てた。
I won a big prize at the shooting gallery.
子供(こども)のころ、温泉(おんせん)街(がい)の射的(しゃてき)屋(や)に行(い)くのが楽(たの)しみだった。
When I was a child, I looked forward to going to the shooting gallery in the hot spring town.

In Japan, 射的(しゃてき) most commonly refers to the cork-gun shooting game found at summer festivals (夏祭(なつまつ)り), shrine festivals, and 温泉(おんせん)街(がい) (hot spring towns). Players use a cork gun to try to knock down prizes displayed on shelves. It is a nostalgic pastime associated with traditional Japanese entertainment.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 射的(しゃてき)屋(や): shooting gallery stall
  • 射的(しゃてき)をする: to play the shooting game
  • 射的(しゃてき)場(じょう): shooting range
  • 射的(しゃてき)の景品(けいひん): shooting gallery prizes

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 的当(まとあ)て: target game — a broader term for any hit-the-target game
  • 射撃(しゃげき): shooting — the serious sport or military activity, not a game
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