hanafuda

English

Etymology

From Japanese 花(はな)札(ふだ) (hanafuda).

Noun

hanafuda pl (plural only)

1. Japanese playing cards, having 12 suits each representing a month and consisting of four cards.
   • 2022, Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Vintage (2023), page 91:

     “What’s hanafuda?” Sam asked.
     “Plastic cards. Quite small and thick, with flowers and scenes of nature,” Watanabe-san said.

Japanese

Romanization

hanafuda

1. Rōmaji transcription of はなふだ