noun
karuta grabbing game
A game where players race to grab karuta cards matching a reading called out by a reader. Often played with 百人一首 or いろはかるた.
See also: カルタ
お正月に家族でカルタ取りをして遊んだ。
We played karuta grabbing game with the family on New Year's.
カルタ取りでは、読み手が読んだ札を素早く取
In karuta grabbing game, you quickly grab the card that matches the reader's call.
百人一首 is a specific anthology of poems often used in karuta; カルタ取り is the game of grabbing the cards.
Compound of カルタ (from Portuguese 'carta', card) and 取り (taking, grabbing).