Japanese

羽根突き (hanetsuki): the two standing girls are playing battledore and shuttlecock.

Alternative forms

• 羽根突, 羽子突き, 羽子突

Noun

羽根突き ‎(hiragana はねつき, romaji hanetsuki)

1. Japanese battledore, battledore and shuttlecock

   A game similar to modern badminton, but played without a net, by using a wooden 羽子板 ‎(hagoita, “batteldore, paddle”) to hit the 羽根 ‎(hane, “shuttlecock”) back and forth in the air. Traditionally played in the winter, around the time of New Years.

Synonyms

• 羽根っこ (はねっこ, ​hanekko) (less common)
• 羽子突き (はごつき, ​hagotsuki) (less common)

Verb

羽根突きする ‎(intransitive, hiragana はねつきする, romaji hanetsuki suru)

1. to play battledore, to play battledore and shuttlecock

Conjugation

Related terms

• 羽根を突く (はねをつく, ​hane o tsuku): to hit the shuttlecock → to play battledore and shuttlecock

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9