hand of cards; one's hand
In card games, the set of cards a player holds. Also used figuratively for the resources or options one has available.
name tag; nameplate; business card
Dated term for a small card bearing one's name, such as a name tag, nameplate, or business card. Modern Japanese usually uses 名札 for name tags and 名刺 for business cards.
wallet-sized photo
Abbreviation of 手札型 or 手札判, referring to a small, wallet-sized photograph. Used mainly in the context of photo printing sizes.
The dealer dealt each player their hand of cards.
He stared at his hand and thought about his next move.
In negotiations, I still have some cards up my sleeve.
At old-fashioned gatherings, attendees wore name tags on their chests.
Please provide a wallet-sized photo for the ID.
He played his trump card at the end of the negotiation.
I want to gain experience and build up more options for myself.
名札 is the modern standard word for a name tag or nameplate, whereas 手札 in this sense is a dated term for the same thing.
手札 in this sense is simply a shortening of 手札型, the full term for the wallet-sized photo format.
名刺 is the everyday word for a business card, while 手札 as 'business card' is an old-fashioned usage rarely heard today.
Used for a set or hand of cards as a group.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 札 (card/tag). The card-game sense is the original meaning; the name-tag and photo-size senses developed from the idea of a small card held or carried.