battledore; hagoita paddle
A rectangular wooden paddle used in the traditional Japanese game hanetsuki, similar to badminton but without a net. Often decoratively painted and given as a New Year's gift.
We played hanetsuki with hagoita paddles during the New Year.
This hagoita is decorated with beautiful raised cloth pictures.
battledore fair
strap bolt
Compound of 羽子 (hago, 'shuttlecock') + 板 (ita, 'board'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word clearly describes the paddle used to hit the shuttlecock.