七短
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 七 | 短 |
| なな Grade: 1 |
たん Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 七タン 七丹 (uncommon) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 七 | 短 |
| しち Grade: 1 |
たん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 七タン 七丹 (uncommon) |
Etymology
From 七 (nana, shichi, “seven”) + clipping of 短冊 (tanzaku, “small strip of paper that can be written on”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na̠na̠tã̠ɴ]
- IPA(key): [ɕit͡ɕitã̠ɴ]
Noun
七短 or 七短 • (nanatan or shichitan)
- (hanafuda) A 出来役 (dekiyaku, “meld”) consisting of seven tanzaku cards, sometimes excluding the tanzaku card of the willow suit.
- 2012, 一ノ瀬武志, “新しい花札入門（改訂第七版）”, in 古典ゲームの研究[1], published 2014, archived from the original on 8 October 2022, page 28:
- 七短ができたら、そこでプレイを打ち切って勝ちになります。
- If you complete nanatan, gameplay is stopped and you are made the winner.
- (hanafuda) A simple two-player hanafuda card game where 七短 (nanatan) is the only 出来役 (dekiyaku, “meld”).
- 2012, 一ノ瀬武志, “新しい花札入門（改訂第七版）”, in 古典ゲームの研究[2], published 2014, archived from the original on 8 October 2022, page 28:
- まずは、最もやさしい「七短」を紹介しましょう。
- To begin with, let's introduce "nanatan", which is the simplest [two-player game].