Japanese

Japanese is the first official card language of the OCG. Their ID is JP. Japanese cards distributed outside of Japan but in Asian countries is referred to as "Japanese-Asian" cards.

Japanese cards are written in traditional Kanji, but some cards are abbreviated using ruby text and sometimes furigana. For example: The "Number" archetype translates to 「」. 「Ｎｏ．」 is the base text used as an abbreviation, while 「ナンバーズ」 is used to translate the abbreviation.