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.
千人針は、戦地へ赴く兵士に贈られたお守りです。
The thousand-stitch belt was a charm given to soldiers heading to the front.
From 千 (sen, 'thousand') + 人 (nin, 'people') + 針 (hari, 'stitch'), literally 'thousand-person stitches'. The reading ばり is a rendaku form of はり.