noun
bozu mekuri; simple card game using hyakunin isshu cards
A casual game where players draw and discard picture cards from a Hyakunin Isshu deck, trying to avoid the 'bozu' (monk) card. Often played at New Year's or in classrooms.
See also: 百人一首
お正月に家族で坊主めくりをして遊んだ。
We played bozu mekuri as a family during the New Year holidays.
坊主めくりは百人一首の絵札を使う簡単なゲームです。
Bozu mekuri is a simple game that uses the picture cards from Hyakunin Isshu.
Hyakunin Isshu is the classical poetry anthology and competitive karuta game; bozu mekuri is a much simpler, luck-based game using the same picture cards.
From 坊主 (monk) + めくり (turning over cards), referring to the monk card that players try to avoid.