猪鹿蝶
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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猪 | 鹿 | 蝶 |
いのしし > いの Jinmeiyō |
しか Grade: 4 |
ちょう Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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猪鹿蝶 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From the first two syllables of 猪 (inoshishi, “wild boar”, the 種 (tane, “animal or ten-point card”) of the bush clover suit) + 鹿 (shika, “deer”, animal card of the maple leaves suit) + 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”, animal card of the peony suit).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
猪鹿蝶 • (ino-shika-chō) ←ゐのしかてふ (wino-sika-tefu)?
- (card games) in 花合わせ (hana-awase, “games played with hanafuda cards”), a 出来役 (dekiyaku, “meld”) of the boar, deer, and butterfly cards; worth five points in こいこい (koi-koi)