How to say 'Cards' in Japanese | トランプ

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The Japanese word for Cards is 'Toranpu', written as トランプ in Japanese.

word

トランプ

Meaning

Cards

Reading

Toranpu

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun 'トランプ (とらんぷ)' refers to 'playing cards' or simply 'cards'. It is derived from the English word 'trump' and is commonly used to refer to a standard deck of playing cards used in games. For example: Let's play cards「トランプをしましょう」(とらんぷをしましょう). I bought a new deck of cards「新しいトランプを買いました」(あたらしいとらんぷをかいました). This word is widely understood in Japanese and is used in casual and formal contexts alike.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Frequency

1847

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word トランプ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ト

Reading

katakana

ラ

Reading

katakana

ン

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katakana

プ

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'Toranpu' means 'Cards' .

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