囲かこい手て

noun

kakoi-te; covering take

In competitive karuta, a technique for taking a card by covering it with the hand and sweeping it away, often used when the starting syllable (kimariji) is long and the player needs to guard the card before the decisive syllable is read.

See also: 大山札 (おおやまふだ) · 決まり字

• 決きまり字じが長ながい札ふだには囲かこい手てが有ゆう効こうだ。

  For cards with long kimariji, the kakoi-te technique is effective.

• 彼かれは囲かこい手てで相あい手てより先さきに札ふだを取とった。

  He took the card before his opponent using a covering take.