札(ふだ)

ふだ
noun
tag; card; label; sign
1. tag; label; sign; placard
A piece of wood, paper, or other material bearing writing, used as a sign, label, or notice.
名(な)札(ふだ)をつける。
To put on a name tag.
値(ね)札(ふだ)を確認(かくにん)してから買(か)った。
I checked the price tag before buying.
入口(いりぐち)に「立入(たちいり)禁止(きんし)」の札(ふだ)がかかっている。
There's a 'No Entry' sign hanging at the entrance.
2. card (in card games); playing card
A card used in traditional Japanese card games such as karuta or hanafuda.
札(ふだ)を取(と)る。
To take a card.
百人一首(ひゃくにんいっしゅ)の札(ふだ)を並(なら)べる。
To lay out the Hyakunin Isshu cards.
切(き)り札(ふだ)を使(つか)う。
To play one's trump card.
3. talisman; charm; amulet (Buddhist or Shinto)
A paper or wooden charm distributed at temples and shrines, believed to offer divine protection.
寺(てら)でお札(おふだ)をもらった。
I received a charm at the temple.
玄関(げんかん)に魔除(まよ)けの札(ふだ)を貼(は)る。
To stick a protective charm on the front door.
千社(せんじゃ)札(ふだ)を集(あつ)めるのが趣味(しゅみ)だ。
My hobby is collecting shrine-visit stickers.

A versatile word appearing in many compound words related to signs, labels, cards, and religious items. Read as ふだ as a standalone word, but as さつ in the word for banknote (お札(おさつ)).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 名(な)札(ふだ): name tag
  • 値(ね)札(ふだ): price tag
  • 表(おもて)札(ふだ): door sign; signboard
  • 切(き)り札(ふだ): trump card (also figurative)
  • 花(はな)札(ふだ): hanafuda (Japanese flower cards)
  • 入(い)り札(ふだ): bidding; tender
  • お札(ふだ): talisman, charm (with honorific お)

KANJI READINGS:

  • ふだ: tag, card, charm (the native Japanese reading)
  • さつ: banknote (Sino-Japanese reading) — see separate entry for 札(さつ)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ラベル: label — a loanword used specifically for adhesive labels on products
  • カード: card — loanword for modern cards (credit card, membership card)
  • タグ: tag — loanword used in computing and for clothing tags
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