화투

Korean

화투(花鬪) 패

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 花 (“flower”) + 鬪 (“fight”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠tʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [화투]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwatu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwatu
McCune–Reischauer?	hwat'u
Yale Romanization?	hwa.thwu

Noun

화투 • (hwatu) (hanja 花鬪)

1. (card games) hanafuda, a kind of playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, or any game played using them

   화투를 치다

   hwatu-reul chida

   to play a game using hwatu cards

Derived terms

• 화투하다 (hwatuhada)
• 민화투 (minhwatu)