猪鹿蝶

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹿
いのしし > いの
Jinmeiyō
しか
Grade: 4
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
猪鹿蝶 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the first two syllables of (inoshishi, wild boar, the (tane, animal or ten-point card) of the bush clover suit) +‎ 鹿 (shika, deer, animal card of the maple leaves suit) +‎ (chō, butterfly, animal card of the peony suit).

Pronunciation

Noun

(いの)鹿(しか)(ちょう) (ino-shika-chōゐのしかてふ (wino-sika-tefu)?

  1. (card games) in 花合わせ (hana-awase, games played with hanafuda cards), a 出来役 (dekiyaku, meld) of the boar, deer, and butterfly cards; worth five points in こいこい (koi-koi)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN