千せん人にん針ばり

noun

thousand-stitch belt; soldier's good-luck charm

A traditional Japanese amulet, typically a white cloth belt with a thousand red stitches, each sewn by a different woman, given to soldiers as a protective charm during wartime.

• 千せん人にん針ばりは、戦せん地ちへ赴おもむく兵へい士しに贈おくられたお守まもりです。

  The thousand-stitch belt was a charm given to soldiers heading to the front.