嫁の尻たたき

嫁の尻叩き

Reading

Kana: よめのしりたたき

Romaji: yomenoshiritataki

Definition

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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

尻

Readings: コウ、 しり

Meanings: buttocks, hips, butt, rear

叩

Readings: コウ、 たた.く、 はた.く、 すぎ

Meanings: strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize