Japanese

羽子板 (hagoita): a decorative hagoita or traditional Japanese battledore paddle.

Noun

羽子板 ‎(hiragana はごいた, romaji hagoita)

1. a hagoita: a rectangular wooden paddle used to play hanetsuki (traditional Japanese battledore, similar to badminton); often painted with a colorful image and used as an ornament in modern Japan: see 羽根突き ‎(hanetsuki) for more

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
4. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3