oichokabu

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A form of oicho-kabu — 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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Meanings

nounoichokabu (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablecard gamesAlternative form of oicho-kabu.

    Couldn't we play with hanafuda 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.

    2013, Nagaru Tanigawa, translated by Paul Tuttle Starr, The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yen Press, →ISBN
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APA

oichokabu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oichokabu

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“oichokabu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oichokabu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oichokabu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oichokabu.

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