当あたり札ふだ

noun

correct card; matching card

In competitive karuta, the card on the field that matches the yomifuda (read card). The player must touch or take this card to score.

See also: 出札 (でふだ)

• 読よみ手てが読よんだ札ふだと同おなじ当あたり札ふだを素す早ばやく取とる。

  Quickly take the matching card that corresponds to the one read by the reader.

• 当あたり札ふだに手てを伸のばしたが、相あい手ての方ほうが早はやかった。

  I reached for the correct card, but my opponent was faster.