決まり字
きまりじ
- beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu (esp. used in competitive karuta) n
Kanji
決
ケツ
き.める • -ぎ.め • き.まる • さ.く
decide; fix; agree upon; appoint
字
ジ
あざ • あざな • -な
character; letter; word; section of village
Synonyms
百人一首
ひゃくにんいっしゅ
- (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets n work
- hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards n