Chinese

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bone
cards; game pieces; signboard
cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
 
trad. (骨牌)
simp. #(骨牌)
 
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骨牌

  1. domino

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
こつ > こっ
Grade: 6
はい > ぱい
Hyōgaiji
kan'on

Borrowing from Mandarin 骨牌 (gǔpái, Chinese-style dominoes).[1]

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Noun

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(こっ)(ぱい) (koppai

  1. (card games) playing cards
    Synonym: カルタ (karuta)
  2. (mahjong) mahjong tiles made from animal bone
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
かるた
Grade: 6 Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 骨牌 – 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
歌留多, 加留多, かるた
(This term, 骨牌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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References

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  1. ^ 骨牌”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN