Word Meaning 花合せ

はなあわせ hanaawase

花合せ is read as はなあわせ (hanaawase) and means any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi).

Meaning

English

any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi)
flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
hana-awase (type of hanafuda game)

Reading

Kana

はなあわせ

Romaji

hanaawase

Writing Variants

花合わせ はなあわせ hanaawase

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 76240 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

合弁花

ごうべんか

gamopetalous flower

合弁花冠

ごうべんかかん

gamopetalous corolla

花園

かえん

flower garden

花形

かけい

star (actor, player, etc.)

花束

はなたば

bunch of flowers

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

花期

かき

flowering season

花押

かおう

written seal

花冷え

はなびえ

chilly spring weather

花園大学

はなぞのだいがく

Hanazono University

花実

かじつ

name and reality

花びら回転

はなびらかいてん

prostitution in which services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons")