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    3. いろは歌留多

    いろは歌留多

    い​ろ​は​歌カ留ル多タ

    iroha karuta

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsGamesUsually kanaKanji Vocab36 strokes

    伊呂波歌留多

    いろはカルタいろはガルタいろはかるたいろはがるた

    Noun

    1.
    iroha karuta, matching card game usu. consisting of 48 reading cards and 48 picture cards
    word usually written using kana alonecard games

    Stroke 0 / 36

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    歌
    うた・うた.う…(1)
    song・sing
    Kanji
    留
    と.める・と.まる・とど.める・とど.まる・るうぶる…(3)
    detain・fasten・halt・stop
    Kanji
    多
    おお.い・まさ.に・まさ.る…(1)
    many・frequent・much
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    ろ
    ro
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
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