hanafuda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Small, rigid Japanese playing cards with colorful drawings of flowers and animals, a single deck consisting of 48 cards divided in 12 suits that each represent a month.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɑːnəˈfuːdə/

Word forms

hanafuda

Etymology

From Japanese 花(はな)札(ふだ) (hanafuda), a compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) + 札 (fuda, “card”).

Synonyms

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