嫁たたき

嫁叩き

Reading

Kana: よめたたき

Romaji: yometataki

Definition

noun

1

traditional koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility

See also: 小正月 祝い棒

Kanji

嫁

Readings: カ、 よめ、 とつ.ぐ、 い.く、 ゆ.く

Meanings: marry into, bride

叩

Readings: コウ、 たた.く、 はた.く、 すぎ

Meanings: strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize