Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of いろは歌留多(いろはガルタ) in Japanese

いろは歌留多, 伊呂波ガルタ, 伊呂波歌留多, 以呂波歌留多
Kana Reading
いろはガルタ
Romaji
irohagaruta
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

Related Kanji

呂 JLPT 1

7 strokes

spine, backbone

On'Yomi: ロ, リョ

Kun'Yomi: せぼね

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波 JLPT 2

8 strokes

waves, billows, Poland

On'Yomi: ハ

Kun'Yomi: なみ

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留 JLPT 3

10 strokes

detain, fasten, halt, stop

On'Yomi: リュウ, ル

Kun'Yomi: と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる

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伊 JLPT 1

6 strokes

Italy, that one

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: かれ

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歌 JLPT 4

14 strokes

song, sing

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: うた, うた.う

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多 JLPT 5

6 strokes

many, frequent, much

On'Yomi: タ

Kun'Yomi: おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.る

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以 JLPT 4

5 strokes

by means of, because, in view of, compared with

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: もっ.て

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