This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

いろは歌留多

伊呂波ガルタ、 伊呂波歌留多以呂波歌留多

Reading

Kana: いろはガルタ
Romaji: irohagaruta
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

Kanji

Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, sing
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる
Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: イ、 かれ
Meanings: Italy, that one
Readings: ロ、 リョ、 せぼね
Meanings: spine, backbone
Readings: ハ、 なみ
Meanings: waves, billows, Poland
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with