Noun
traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
Also written 成り木責め【なりきぜめ】、成木責め【なりきぜめ】、成木責【なりきぜめ】