歌うた貝がい

noun

shell-matching game with waka poems

Historical game using clam shells inscribed with waka stanzas; related to 歌ガルタ. The term is now primarily encountered in descriptions of traditional pastimes.

See also: 歌ガルタ

• 歌うた貝がいは、貝かい殻がらに和わ歌かを書かいて合あわせる遊あそびです。

  Utagai is a game where you match clam shells with waka poems written on them.