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花札
花札
Chinese
flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
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simp. and trad. (花札) |
花 | 札 | |
Noun
花札
Japanese
花札 (hanafuda): A deck of hanafuda cards, spread out in a game of Koi-koi.
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はな Grade: 1 |
ふだ Grade: 4 |
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Etymology
Compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) + 札 (fuda, “card”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Kun'yomi
- (Tokyo) はなふだ [hànáꜜfùdà] (Nakadaka - [2])[2]
- (Tokyo) はなふだ [hànáfúdá] (Heiban - [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [hã̠na̠ɸɯᵝda̠]
Noun
花札 (hiragana はなふだ, romaji hanafuda)
- (card games) hanafuda, literally “flower cards”, a card game of Japanese origin