金きん札さつ

noun

golden label; golden protective talisman

Refers to a gold-colored label or a talisman with protective properties, often used in religious or superstitious contexts.

• 神じん社じゃで金きん札さつのお守まもりを買かった。

  I bought a golden protective talisman at the shrine.

noun

kinsatsu (historical paper money)

Historical term for paper currency issued during the Edo and early Meiji periods. Often referred to as 'kinsatsu' in English texts on Japanese monetary history.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの金きん札さつは、現げん在ざいでは博はく物ぶつ館かんで見みることができる。

  Edo-period kinsatsu can now be seen in museums.

noun

golden tablet of Yama

In Buddhist mythology, a golden tablet belonging to Yama (the judge of the dead) inscribed with the names of souls destined for paradise. Related to the concept of 鉄札 (iron tablet) for souls sent to hell.

See also: 鉄札 · 閻魔

• 閻えん魔ま大だい王おうの金きん札さつには、極ごく楽らくに行いく者ものの名なが記しるされているという。

  It is said that the golden tablet of King Yama bears the names of those who will go to paradise.