Meaning of oicho-kabu | Babel Free

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A traditional Japanese gambling game similar to baccarat and the Korean game seotda, played with kabufuda or hanafuda cards, where the goal is to achieve a hand scoring as close to 9 points as possible.

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“In the history of speculative amusements ranging from a sort of roulette gambling in the streets (densuke gambling), oicho kabu (a type of gambling), down to Pachinko, horse races, and bicycle races, new developments such as motor-boat races and automobile races appeared in the early 1950s.”

“Their game is oicho-kabu, played with hanafuda, or flower cards.”

“The term Yakuza is derived from a Japanese card game, Oicho-Kabu, which is played similarly to the American card game of blackjack.”

“Couldn't we play with hanafuda cards instead? I asked. I had a decent amount of experience with oichokabu or koi koi thanks to playing with my mom's family in the countryside.”

“He'd won the hat from a city boy in a game of oicho-kabu three days ago and he was terribly proud of it, strutting in front of her like an emerald crane in a courting dance, laughing as hard as split lips would let him.”

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