嫁の尻たたき

よめのしりたたき

Also written 嫁の尻叩き

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun traditional Koshōgatsu 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 (こしょうがつ). See also: 祝い棒 (いわいぼう).

Kanji

• 嫁 bride. Read as よめ.
• 尻 buttocks. Read as しり.

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