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N3 Noun

歌留多(かるた)karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

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      karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta

      Usually written using kana alone, From Portuguese “carta”

    All Forms

    歌留多 【カルタ】骨牌 【カルタ】加留多 【カルタ】かるた

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      正月(しょうがつ)のゲームと()えば歌留多(かるた)だろう。

      The game of the New Year is probably Karuta.

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      あなたはかるたのルールを()っていますか?

      Do you know the rules of Karuta?

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      (おとうと)歌留多(かるた)腕前(うでまえ)は、かなり(うえ)(ほう)だと(おも)っている。

      I think my younger brother's Karuta skill level is quite high.

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      あまりにかるた熱中(ねっちゅう)していたせいで学力(がくりょく)()がってしまいました。

      I was too enthusiastic about Karuta, which caused my academic performance to drop.

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      さっき歌留多(かるた)ゲームをしたばかりなのに(むすめ)はまた歌留多(かるた)をやりたいみたいだ。

      My daughter seems to want to play Karuta again even though we just played a game of Karuta a bit ago.

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