場 札(ばふだ)

ばふだ

noun

table card; face-up card on the playing field

1. table card; face-up card on the playing field

A card that has been played and is lying face-up on the table in a card game. Used in hanafuda, karuta, and other traditional Japanese card games, as well as modern card games.

場札(ばふだ)を確認(かくにん)してから手札(てふだ)を出(だ)す。

Check the table cards before playing a card from your hand.

場札(ばふだ)に合(あ)う札(ふだ)が手元(てもと)にない。

I don't have a card in my hand that matches any of the table cards.

花札(はなふだ)では、場札(ばふだ)と同(おな)じ月(つき)の札(ふだ)を手札(てふだ)から出(だ)して合(あ)わせると、両方(りょうほう)を取(と)ることができる。

In hanafuda, if you play a card from your hand that matches the month of a table card, you can take both.

Composed of 場(ば) (place, field) and 札(ふだ) (card, tag). A card game term referring to cards that are in play on the table, as opposed to 手札(てふだ) (cards in one's hand) or 山札(やまふだ) (draw pile). Most commonly associated with 花札(はなふだ) (hanafuda) and かるた (karuta) but also used in other card games.

Common collocations

場札(ばふだ)に合(あ)わせる: to match a table card
場札(ばふだ)を取(と)る: to take a table card
場札(ばふだ)を並(なら)べる: to lay out the table cards

Related words

手札(てふだ): hand (cards held by a player)
山札(やまふだ): draw pile / stock pile
花札(はなふだ): hanafuda — traditional Japanese flower card game

Related Words

Related: 手札(てふだ) (hand)

Related: 山札(やまふだ) (draw pile / stock pile)

Related: 花札(はなふだ) (hanafuda)

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Added 2026.5.2 22:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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