noun
Western playing cards
Dated term for Western-style playing cards, as opposed to traditional Japanese karuta. The modern common word is トランプ.
See also: トランプ
明治時代には、西洋カルタが上流階級の間で流行した。
In the Meiji period, Western playing cards became popular among the upper classes.
祖母は今でもトランプのことを西洋カルタと呼ぶ。
My grandmother still calls Western playing cards 'seiyō karuta'.