read card; card to be read
In competitive karuta, the card that is read aloud by the reader. Contrasts with 空札 (dead card) and 当たり札 (winning card).
When the reader reads the read card, the players all rush to take the matching card.
Compound of 出 (で, 'to come out, to be read') and 札 (ふだ, 'card'). The term is specific to competitive karuta.