Words — 28 found
き
切り
1. end; finish; place to stopUsually written using kana alone
3. delivery date (of a futures contract)Finance, Only applies to 限り, Only applies to 限
4. finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
5. trump card
6. king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)Card games
7. cut; separation of two groupsGo (game), Usually written using kana alone, usu. キリ
- かれ彼
- は
- そこ
- に
- い行った
- きり
- にど２度と
- かえ帰ってこなかった 。
8. counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)
- かれ彼
- は ３８
- さい歳な
- のに
- りょうしん両親
- に
- たよ頼り
- きり
- です 。
10. (ever) since; afterUsually written using kana alone, usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり
11. continuously; remaining (in a particular state)Usually written using kana alone, sometimes pronounced ぎり
限り 【きり】、切 【きり】、限 【きり】
切: Irregular okurigana usage. 限: Irregular okurigana usage.
ぼうず
坊主めくり
1. bozu mekuri; simple card game played with the 100 picture cards of a hyakunin isshu deckCard games, See also 百人一首
坊主捲り 【ぼうずめくり】
坊主捲り: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets
1. sleeper; lumber girderArchitecture
2. last player of three (in mekuri karuta)
1. red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label
2. swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)Card games
1. goddess; female deity
2. Mekami
1. sota (court card in unsun karuta and mekuri karuta)From Portuguese
おいちょ
追丁
1. eight (in mekuri karuta)Card games, Usually written using kana alone, poss. from Portuguese "oito"
2. third-rank prostitute in the Kyoto red-light districtsArchaic, Only applies to おいちょう
追丁 【おいちょう】、追帳 【おいちょ】、追帳 【おいちょう】
めく
捲りカルタ
1. mekuri karuta; deck of 48 (later 49) cards or the fishing game played with it, esp. popular in the late Edo periodUsually written using kana alone
めくりかるた
1. Meknes
1. Mekong (river)