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当たり札 (あたりふだ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

当あたり札ふだ

Meanings

1

noun

correct card; matching card

card games

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.

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
札tag, paper money, counter for bonds

Similar words

出で札ふだ
出札 (defuda) is the card placed on the field before the game starts; 当たり札 is the specific defuda that matches the read card and becomes the target.
読よみ札ふだ
読み札 (yomifuda) is the card read aloud by the reader; 当たり札 is the corresponding card on the field that players must take.

Etymology

Compound of 当たり (atari, 'hit' or 'correct') and 札 (fuda, 'card'). The term is specific to karuta and related card-matching games.