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

花かるた

花歌留多、 花カルタ

Readings

Kana: はなかるた、はなカルタ
Romaji: hanakaruta, hanakaruta
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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floral playing cards; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit repr. a month indic. by a flower)

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
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