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[()··ふだ()]
kirifuda
noun

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[きり()·ふだ()]
kirifuda

English Meaning(s) for 切り札

noun
  1. trump card
  2. ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

Definition and Synonyms for 切り札

Trump the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand
Synonyms: 切り札
Trump Card a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
Synonyms: 切り札

Meanings for each kanji in 切り札

» cut; cutoff; be sharp
» tag; paper money; counter for bonds; placard; bid

Categories 切り札 is a member of

Suit playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack
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Playing Card one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 切り札

Sample Sentences for 切り札

Keep that ace up your sleeve. If you're going to show it, have another even further up.
"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
I'm sure he has something up his sleeve.
The president of that company has an ace up her sleeve.

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