also: ふみた · ふんだ
noun
ticket; token; claim check; receipt
A small card, slip, or token used to show an order number, claim, payment, or right to receive something; often appears in compounds such as 番号札 and 預かり札.
受付で番号札を取って、順番を待った。
I took a numbered ticket at reception and waited for my turn.
荷物を預けると、預かり札を渡された。
When I checked my luggage, I was given a claim check.
noun
A tag or label attached to an object, usually with a name, price, number, or other identifying information written on it.
スーツケースに名前を書いた札を付けた。
I attached a tag with my name written on it to the suitcase.
noun
A small sign, notice card, or plate put up to display information, such as a shop notice or warning.
店の前に「本日休業」の札が出ている。
There is a sign in front of the shop saying, "Closed today."
noun
playing card; game card
A card used in games, especially traditional Japanese card games or sets such as karuta and hanafuda.
カルタの札を一枚取った。
I picked up one karuta card.
noun
charm; paper talisman
A paper or wooden talisman from a shrine or temple; very often used with the honorific prefix as お札.
See also: 守り札
神社で家内安全のお札を受けた。
I received a talisman for family safety at the shrine.
noun
pilgrim's paper slip; shrine-posted slip
Traditional cultural use for a slip of paper pasted by pilgrims on shrine or temple pillars; especially recognizable in compounds such as 千社札.
古い寺の柱に貼られた千社札を見上げた。
I looked up at the pilgrims' slips pasted on the pillars of the old temple.