Words — 110 found
さ
差し
1. between (e.g. two people); face to face
2. hindrance; impediment
3. arrhythmic section of recitativeNoh, Usually written using kana alone
4. playing with only 2 playersHanafuda, Mahjong
5. prefix used for stress or emphasis
6. counter for traditional dance songs
指し 【さし】、差 【さし】、指 【さし】、サシ
うらすがわら
裏菅原
1. scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cardsHanafuda, See also 出来役
あめしこう
雨四光
1. the Ono no Michikaze card and three other 20-point cards (scoring combination)Hanafuda, See also 出来役
1. wildcard; storm card; gajiHanafuda
2. extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank cardSee also 鬼
はな
花かるた
1. hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)See also 花札
花歌留多 【はなカルタ】、花骨牌 【はなカルタ】、花歌留多 【はなガルタ】、花骨牌 【はなガルタ】、花がるた 【はなガルタ】
花歌留多: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 花歌留多: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
1. the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)Hanafuda
1. two eights
2. hachi-hachi (type of game)Hanafuda
1. scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting handHanafuda, See also 役 やく
いのしかちょう
猪鹿蝶
1. the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld)Hanafuda
2. inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)Hanafuda, Dated term
お
起こし
1. development; revitalizationesp. 興し
2. standing (something) up
3. waking up
4. tilling a rice field
5. drawing a card from the draw pileHanafuda
起し 【おこし】、興し 【おこし】