Vocabulary

What does かるた (karuta) mean?

かるた means karuta (traditional Japanese card game).

Quick facts
Reading	かるた
Romaji	karuta
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkaruta

karuta (traditional Japanese card game)

Example sentences

正月(しょうがつ)に家族(かぞく)でかるたをして遊(あそ)んだ。
At New Year's, my family played karuta together.
子(こ)どものころ、かるたの大会(たいかい)に出(で)た。
When I was a child, I took part in a karuta tournament.