札
also: ふみた · ふんだ
Meanings
ticket; token; claim check; receipt
A small card, slip, or token used to show an order number, claim, payment, or right to receive something; often appears in compounds such as 番号札 and 預かり札.
I took a numbered ticket at reception and waited for my turn.
When I checked my luggage, I was given a claim check.
A tag or label attached to an object, usually with a name, price, number, or other identifying information written on it.
I attached a tag with my name written on it to the suitcase.
A small sign, notice card, or plate put up to display information, such as a shop notice or warning.
There is a sign in front of the shop saying, "Closed today."
playing card; game card
A card used in games, especially traditional Japanese card games or sets such as karuta and hanafuda.
I picked up one karuta card.
pilgrim's paper slip; shrine-posted slip
Traditional cultural use for a slip of paper pasted by pilgrims on shrine or temple pillars; especially recognizable in compounds such as 千社札.
I looked up at the pilgrims' slips pasted on the pillars of the old temple.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で札を受け取るto receive a numbered ticket at a place
I received a numbered ticket at the hospital reception.
- 「〈事〉」の札を下げるto hang up a sign saying something
I hung a "Preparing" sign at the shop entrance.
- 札を配るto deal (playing) cards
We dealt the cards before starting the game.
- 札を切るto shuffle or cut a deck of cards
He shuffled the cards with practiced hands.
- お札を祀るto enshrine a paper charm
We enshrine a paper charm on the household altar.
- 札に〈事〉を書くto write something on a tag or label
I wrote my name on the luggage tag.
Expressions
- 札を付けるlabel; put a tag on