歌留多

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歌	留	多
か Grade: 2	る Grade: 5	た Grade: 2
goon

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 歌留多 – see the following entry.

【カルタ】 [noun] (card games) playing cards, especially Japanese traditional playing cards [noun] any of several games played with such cards Alternative spellings 加留多, 骨牌, かるた

(This term, 歌留多, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Proper noun

歌(か)留(る)多(た) • (Karuta) 

1. a female given name