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draw pile, stock pile, deck
In card games and board games, the face-down pile of cards that players draw from during play. Called a 'mountain' (山) because the stacked cards form a small pile.
山札から一枚引く。
To draw one card from the deck.
山札がなくなったらゲーム終了です。
The game ends when the draw pile runs out.
カードをよく切って山札として場の中央に置いてください。
Please shuffle the cards well and place them as the draw pile in the center.
Used in card games, board games, and trading card games. The word comes from 山 (mountain, pile) + 札 (card).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 山札から引く: to draw from the deck
- 山札を切る: to shuffle the deck
- 山札がなくなる: the deck runs out
- 山札の一番上: the top of the deck
RELATED TERMS:
- 手札: hand (cards held by a player)
- 捨て札: discard pile
- 場札: cards on the table / in play
- デッキ: deck (loanword, especially in trading card games)