庄しょう屋や拳けん

noun

shōya-ken; kitsune-ken; traditional hand-gesture game

A traditional Japanese hand-gesture game similar to rock-paper-scissors, using gestures for a fox (狐), a hunter (猟師), and a village headman (庄屋). Also known as 狐拳 (kitsune-ken).

See also: 狐拳

• 庄しょう屋や拳けんは、狐きつねと猟りょう師しと庄しょう屋やの三さんすくみの遊あそびです。

  Shōya-ken is a three-way deadlock game with a fox, a hunter, and a village headman.