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Using Karuta

  • In the example corpus, karuta often appears in combinations such as: obake karuta, karuta is, iroha karuta.

Context around Karuta

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

obake 5× iroha 3× competitive 2× policy 1× mekuri 1× eawase 1× unsun 1×

Often after:

iroha 1× japanese 1× obake 1× monster 1× games 1× means 1× resembles 1× game 1× packs 1×

Sentence patterns with Karuta

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and some karuta packs 1× any eawase karuta game is 1× closely obake karuta resembles the 1× competitive karuta is played 1× episode on karuta in 2010 1× fact obake karuta means ghost 1× iroha karuta iroha karuta 1× karuta iroha karuta japanese いろはかるた 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although several kinds 1× anyone who can 1× as a result 1× competitive karuta is 1× each card in 1× even more closely 1×

Common sentence endings:

an educational exercise 1× by an opponent 1× creating new ones 1× dragons separate cards 1× early 19th century 1× iroha karuta いろはかるた 1×

Words around Karuta

Just before it in the word index:

karussell 2 karuru 2 karura 2 karur 7 karuppu 2 karuppiah 2

Just after it in the word index:

karuturi 3 karva 6 karvan 2 karve 3 karvelas 4 karvi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Karuta

  • In this selection, "karuta" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, obake, iroha, competitive, iroha, japanese and obake stand out and add context to how "karuta" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and some karuta packs and any eawase karuta game is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "karuta" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with karuta

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Obake karuta Obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century. (10 words)

Anyone who can read hiragana can play " iroha -karuta" (いろはかるた). (10 words)

Even more closely, obake karuta resembles the Yu-Gi-Oh! (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The basic idea of any Eawase karuta game is to be able to quickly determine which card out of an array of cards is required and then to grab the card before it is grabbed by an opponent. (38 words)

Although several kinds of Karuta games are described below, in reality any kind of information that can be represented in card form can be used including shapes, colours, words in English, small pictures and the like. (36 words)

Each card in the deck features a hiragana syllable and a creature from Japanese mythology ; in fact, obake karuta means ghost cards or monster cards. (25 words)

Exclamation examples

Even more closely, obake karuta resembles the Yu-Gi-Oh! (10 words)

Example sentences (17)

Iroha Karuta Iroha Karuta (Japanese: いろはかるた) is an easier-to-understand matching game for children, similar to Uta-garuta.

Obake karuta Obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century.

Josei romance often sees love bloom for office ladies, college students, teachers, etc. sees it spring up in the world of competitive karuta.

Although several kinds of Karuta games are described below, in reality any kind of information that can be represented in card form can be used including shapes, colours, words in English, small pictures and the like.

Anyone who can read hiragana can play " iroha -karuta" (いろはかるた).

As a result of Japan's isolationist Sakoku policy, karuta would develop separately from the rest of the world.

Competitive karuta is played with uta-garuta cards with competitions on various levels.

Each card in the deck features a hiragana syllable and a creature from Japanese mythology ; in fact, obake karuta means ghost cards or monster cards.

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Even more closely, obake karuta resembles the Yu-Gi-Oh!

Kabufuda (Japanese: 株札) is another derivative of mekuri karuta but all the suits were made identical.

Karuta is often played by children at elementary school and junior high-school level during class, as an educational exercise.

Obake karuta is an early example of the common Japanese fascination with classifying monsters and creating new ones.

The basic idea of any Eawase karuta game is to be able to quickly determine which card out of an array of cards is required and then to grab the card before it is grabbed by an opponent.

The Japanese culture and lifestyle television show Begin Japanology aired on NHK World featured a full episode on Karuta in 2010.

The only decks that use the Portuguese pattern in the present is the Sicilian Tarot and some Karuta packs.

The Unsun karuta made the aces and dragons separate cards.

They are used to play a game called shimo-no ku karuta in which the last half of the poem is read.

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Common combinations with karuta

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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