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スリーカード Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スリーカード

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Meanings

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three of a kind (poker)

A poker hand with three cards of the same rank. Wasei-eigo from English 'three card'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from three card

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He won with three of a kind.

スリーカードはフルハウスより弱よわい。

Three of a kind is weaker than a full house.

Related words

ワンペア
One pair, a weaker poker hand.
ツーペア
Two pair, stronger than one pair but weaker than three of a kind.
フルハウス
Full house, a stronger hand combining three of a kind and a pair.

Built from

スリー+カード

Written forms

スリー・カード
- スリーカード
  Variant with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
- スリー・カード

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'three card'. The standard English term is 'three of a kind'.