追おい羽ば根ね

noun

battledore and shuttlecock; Japanese New Year's game

A traditional game played at New Year's, similar to badminton without a net, using wooden paddles (羽子板) and a shuttlecock (羽根). Often associated with girls and festive decorations.

• 正しょう月がつに子こ供どもたちが追おい羽ば根ねをして遊あそんだ。

  The children played battledore and shuttlecock during the New Year holidays.

• 追おい羽ば根ねは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな遊あそびの一ひとつです。

  Oibane is one of Japan's traditional games.