貝かい覆おおい

noun

kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game

Refers to a traditional game where players match pairs of decorated clam shells. The term 貝覆い is often used synonymously with 貝合わせ, though 貝合わせ can also refer to the shells themselves or the matching activity.

See also: 貝合わせ

• 貝かい覆おおいは平へい安あん時じ代だいの貴き族ぞくの遊あそびです。

  Kai-awase is a game of the Heian-period nobility.

• この貝かい覆おおいの貝かいは美うつくしい蒔まき絵えが施ほどこされている。

  The shells used in this kai-awase game are decorated with beautiful maki-e lacquer.