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天正カルタ (tenshoukaruta) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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トランプ
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もと
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日本にほん
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初はじ
めて
作つく
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カード
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Tensho karuta are the first cards made in Japan, based on the playing cards brought over from Portugal.
Kanji 正 correct, justice, righteous Related words かるた General term for traditional Japanese playing cards; 天正カルタ is a specific historical type.
トランプ Modern Western-style playing cards, as opposed to the historical 天正カルタ.
Written forms 天てん 正しょう カルタ
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling for this historical term.
天てん 正しょう かるた
Variant with かるた in hiragana; less common but still seen.
Etymology From 天正 (Tenshō era, 1573–1592) + カルタ (from Portuguese carta, 'card'). The name reflects the period when these cards were first produced in Japan.
