Refers to a physical or digital card used for recording or storing information, such as a library card, membership card, or index card.
I made a library card.
card (greetings, congratulations)
Used for greeting cards, postcards, and similar items sent on special occasions.
誕生日に友達からカードをもらった。
I received a card from a friend on my birthday.
Specifically refers to Western-style playing cards, as opposed to traditional Japanese karuta.
カードを切ってください。
Please shuffle the cards.
credit card; debit card
Abbreviation of クレジットカード or デビットカード. Very common in everyday conversation.
カードで払ってもいいですか。
Can I pay by card?
matchup; pairing; program (sports)
Used in sports contexts to refer to a match card, fight card, or the lineup of games/competitors.
今夜のボクシングのカードは豪華だ。
Tonight's boxing card is stacked.
card (to play); hand; bargaining chip; leverage; tactic
Figurative use: a resource or advantage one can use strategically, like a card in a game.
彼は最後のカードを切った。
He played his last card.
A flat tool used in baking or cooking to scrape, cut, or lift dough. Often called ドレッジ or スクレイパー as well.
パン生地をカードで切り分ける。
Divide the bread dough with a dough scraper.
I paid for the meal by card.
Before starting the game, we dealt the cards.
I wrote my name on the library card.
I sent a friend a birthday card.
The strategy was to use the price as a bargaining chip in the negotiation.
An exciting matchup was set up for the final.
prepaid card
red card
yellow card · International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis; ICVP
tarot card; tarot
green card; US permanent resident card
wild card (card games) · wild card (sports) · wildcard (character)
Christmas card
member's card; membership card
card shop
optical memory card; optical card
drawcard; attractive matchup; good game
blank credit card; unregistered card
key card; card key
cardless
cardholder; cardmember
credit card company
cartomancy; card fortune-telling
card payment; paying by card
credit card bankruptcy; personal bankruptcy from card loans