大おお山やま札ふだ

noun

ōyamafuda (competitive karuta); the six cards with six-mora kimariji

In competitive karuta (kyōgi karuta), the six cards whose kimariji (決まり字) are six mora long. These are the hardest to take quickly because the unique identifying part is long.

See also: 決まり字 (きまりじ)

• 大おお山やま札ふだは決きまり字じが長ながいので、試し合あいでは特とくに集しゅう中ちゅう力りょくが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Because the ōyamafuda have long kimariji, they require extra concentration in a match.