天てん正しょうカルタ

noun

Tensho karuta; first Japanese-made playing cards

Historical term for the earliest domestically produced Japanese playing cards, created in the late 16th century and modeled after Portuguese Latin-suited decks.

See also: 天正

• 天てん正しょうカルタは、ポルトガルから伝つたわったトランプをもとに日本にほんで初はじめて作つくられたカードだ。

  Tensho karuta are the first cards made in Japan, based on the playing cards brought over from Portugal.