noun
Shinto or Buddhist amulet; talisman
A protective charm or talisman obtained from a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple, often kept in the home or carried for blessings.
初詣でお札を買って、家の神棚に祀った。
I bought an amulet at the first shrine visit of the year and enshrined it on the household Shinto altar.
このお札は厄除けのご利益があるそうだ。
This talisman is said to bring protection from misfortune.
お守り is a portable amulet often carried in a small pouch, while お札 is typically a larger paper or wooden talisman placed in the home or at an altar.
Compound of honorific prefix お and 札 (ふだ, 'tag, card, slip'), referring to a sacred paper or wooden tablet issued by religious institutions.