藤とう八はち拳けん

noun

Tōhachiken; fox-hunter-chief hand game

A traditional Japanese hand game similar to rock-paper-scissors, using gestures for a fox, a hunter, and a village head. The name is sometimes romanized as Tōhachiken.

• 藤とう八はち拳けんは、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で勝しょう負ぶを決きめる遊あそびです。

  Tōhachiken is a game decided by the three-way deadlock of fox, hunter, and village head.