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ワンペア (wanpea) Japanese meaning: one pair | Kotomora

ワンペア

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Meanings

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one pair

Poker term for a hand containing exactly one pair of cards of the same rank.

彼かれはワンペアで勝しょう負ぶに出でた。
He went for it with just one pair.

Related words

ツーペア
Two pair, a stronger hand than one pair.
スリーカード
Three of a kind, a stronger hand than one pair.

Written forms

ワン・ペア
- ワンペア
  Variant with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
- ワン・ペア

Etymology

From English 'one pair', borrowed as a poker term.

ワンペアでは勝かてないことも多おおい。

You often can't win with just one pair.