noun
picture-matching game; matching pairs
A game or activity where players match identical or related pictures, often using cards. Common in children's games and educational contexts.
子供たちは絵合わせカードで遊んでいる。
The children are playing with picture-matching cards.
noun
picture-matching contest; e-awase
Historical term for a Heian-period courtly contest where participants competed by matching or comparing pictures, often as a form of entertainment or artistic display.
平安時代の絵合わせは、貴族の間で流行した遊びの一つだった。
Picture-matching contests in the Heian period were one of the popular pastimes among the nobility.