Vocab Info
N3 Noun
歌留多karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
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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お正月のゲームと言えば歌留多だろう。
The game of the New Year is probably Karuta.
あなたはかるたのルールを知っていますか?
Do you know the rules of Karuta?
弟の歌留多の腕前は、かなり上の方だと思っている。
I think my younger brother's Karuta skill level is quite high.
あまりにかるたに熱中していたせいで学力が下がってしまいました。
I was too enthusiastic about Karuta, which caused my academic performance to drop.
さっき歌留多ゲームをしたばかりなのに娘はまた歌留多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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