Words — 110 found
ばふ
場振り
1. deciding the order of players (by drawing one card each; highest draw deals)Hanafuda, Rare term
場ふり 【ばふり】
かん
貫
1. kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
2. kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period)
3. counter for pieces of sushi
4. 10 pointsHanafuda
5. 12 pointsHanafuda
あか
赤よろし
1. scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cardsHanafuda, Usually written using kana alone, See also 出来役
あのよろし
あのよろし: Irregular kana usage.
あかたん
赤短
2. the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)Hanafuda
赤たん 【あかたん】、赤丹 【あかたん】、赤冊 【あかたん】、赤タン 【あかタン】
1. scoring combination consisting of the June, September, and October 5-point cardsHanafuda, Usually written using kana alone, See also 出来役
ひかもの
光り物
1. luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star)
2. bright metal
3. sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.)
4. 20-point card; bright; lightHanafuda
光物 【ひかりもの】
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
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】
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
1. November suit; rain suitHanafuda
ぜったいば
絶対場
1. starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point cardHanafuda, Rare term, See also 絶場
1. having a card in one's hand that matches the bottom card of the draw pileHanafuda