歌留多

Japanese
Kanji in this term
歌 留 多
か
Grade: 2		 る
Grade: 5		 た
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 歌留多 – see the following entry at カルタ.
カルタ【歌留多・加留多・骨牌】
[noun](card games) playing cards, especially Japanese traditional playing cards
(This term, 歌留多, is a kanji spelling of カルタ.)

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Etymology 2

Proper noun

歌留多 (hiragana かるた, rōmaji Karuta)

  1. a female given name
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