Word Meaning 歌留多
かるた
karuta
歌留多 is read as かるた (karuta) and means karuta.
Meaning
English
- karuta
- traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
Reading
Kana
かるた
Romaji
karuta
Writing Variants
- 加留多 かるた karuta
- 骨牌 かるた karuta
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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2旗本の屋敷で、歌留多の会が催された。
A karuta gathering was being held at the hatamoto's estate.
歌留多の会が百物語の会にでも変ったように、一種の暗い空気がこの一座を押し包んで、誰も彼もみな黙っていた。
Just as if the card gathering had turned into a ghost story telling party, a kind of dark mood had settled over those present and everyone was silent.