骨牌

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Chinese

bone
cards; game pieces; signboard
cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
 
trad. (骨牌)
simp. #(骨牌)
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Pronunciation


Noun

骨牌

  1. domino
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) mahjong

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
こつ > こっ
Grade: 6
はい > ぱい
Hyōgai
kan'on

Borrowing from Mandarin 骨牌 (gǔpái, Chinese-style dominoes).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(こっ)(ぱい) (koppai

  1. (card games) playing cards
    Synonym: カルタ (karuta)
  2. (mahjong) mahjong tiles made from animal bone
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かるた
Grade: 6 Hyōgai
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 骨牌 – see the following entry.
カルタ
(card games) playing cards, especially Japanese traditional playing cards
any of several games played with such cards
Alternative spellings
歌留多, 加留多, かるた
(This term, 骨牌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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References

  1. ^ 骨牌”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN