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    3. 歌留多

    歌留多

    歌カ留ル多タ

    karuta

    KMT7CoreNounCulture & TraditionsGamesKanji Vocab30 strokes

    骨牌加留多嘉留太軽板軽多賀留多哥留多かる多

    カルタかるた

    Noun

    1.
    karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    お正しょう月がつには家か族ぞくでカルタをします。

    We play karuta with our family during New Year's.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsGamesDaily Life
    子こ供どもたちは、いろはカルタでひらがなを楽たのしく覚おぼえます。

    Children happily learn hiragana with Iroha Karuta.

    KMT6GamesEducation
    百ひゃく人にん一いっ首しゅカルタは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきなカードゲームです。

    Hyakunin Isshu Karuta is a traditional Japanese card game.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsGames
    カルタは、日に本ほんの古こてんぶ典んがくを文ふれるよ学いきかいに触 れる良 い機 会 になります。

    Karuta provides a good opportunity to experience classical Japanese literature.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    競きょう技ぎカルタでは、札ふだを取とる速はやさと正せい確かくさが勝しょう敗はいを分わけます。

    In competitive karuta, the speed and accuracy of taking cards determine victory or defeat.

    KMT8GamesCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

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