トランプ Deck Of Cards

Meaning

Primary

Deck Of Cards

Alternatives

Playing Cards, Cards

Word Type

noun

Explanation

トランプ comes from the English word "trump", as in "a trump card", but it means deck of cards or playing cards in Japanese.

The Japanese meaning probably comes from card games played by English-speaking Westerners back in the day. Japanese people heard the word "trump" a lot, and assumed it meant a deck of cards.

Pronunciation

トランプ

Context

Common Word Combinations

• トランプを〜

  トランプをする

  to play cards

  トランプを使う

  to use cards

  トランプをしている

  to be playing cards

  トランプを切る

  to shuffle cards

• トランプ〜

  トランプゲーム

  a card game

  トランプあそび

  a card game

  トランプマジック

  a card trick

• トランプの〜

  トランプのカード

  a playing card

  トランプの束

  a deck of playing cards

  トランプのジョーカー

  a joker card

• トランプで〜

  トランプであそぶ

  to play with playing cards

Context Sentences

ポーカーするからトランプ買ってきて！

We're going to play poker, so can you go buy some playing cards?

ねえ、トランプしない？

Hey, want to play cards?

トランプ切るの、苦手なんだよね。

I'm not very good at shuffling cards.