投とう扇せん興きょう

noun

fan tossing game

A traditional Japanese parlor game in which players toss a fan at a target, often a small object like a doll or a stand, to knock it over or score points. The name is sometimes used for similar games played with paper fans.

• 投とう扇せん興きょうは江え戸ど時じ代だいに流りゅう行こうした遊あそびです。

  Tōsenkyō is a game that was popular in the Edo period.

• 夏なつの夜よる、縁えん側がわで投とう扇せん興きょうを楽たのしんだ。

  On a summer night, we enjoyed playing tōsenkyō on the veranda.