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Where does “花札” come from?

花札 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 花, from Old Japanese 花 — flower.

花札 (Japanese): hanafuda, literally “flower cards”, a card game...

Definitions

  1. hanafuda, literally “flower cards”, a card game...

Ancestry of “花札”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower; Short for 生け花 : flower arrangement;...
2Old Japanese花flower

Words derived from “花札”

  • 脱衣花札
Every word from Old Japanese 花 →