ナカ

noun

second player (of three); player after the dealer

Hanafuda term, abbreviation of 胴中. Refers to the player who goes after the dealer in a three-player game. Rare outside hanafuda contexts.

See also: 胴中

• 花はな札ふだでは、ナカは親おやの次つぎに札ふだを出だす。

  In hanafuda, the second player plays after the dealer.