votive tablet; offering tag
A wooden or paper tag inscribed with a prayer or donor's name, offered at a shrine or temple. Often used in the context of pilgrimages or specific rituals.
See also: 納札
The pilgrim offered a votive tablet at the temple.
treasury receipt; granary receipt
Archaic term for a receipt or statement used in official storehouses or treasuries. Not used in modern Japanese.
In ancient documents, there are records that 納め札 was used as a receipt for tax payments.
Compound of 納め (おさめ, the continuative form of 納める 'to offer, to dedicate') and 札 (ふだ, 'tag, tablet'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in religious and administrative contexts.