How to say "card" in Japanese

• カードJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe loanword for a card as a flat piece of plastic or stiff paper that carries information — an ID, credit, or membership card, or a card kept in a filing system.
  はい、こちらが予約よやくカードです。↗

  Here is your appointment card.
• はがきJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounCovers 'card' only in the sense of a small card or slip for a short written note or memo; it is not the word for credit or membership cards, and is usually written in kana.

Use 「カード」 for cards that carry or record information, such as credit, membership, or index cards; 「はがき」 is only a small card for a short written note or memo, not a general 'card' word.

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• カードcard (information, filing, etc.)
• メッセージカードcard (with a message written on it)
• 梳くすくto comb (out)
• 札ふだsign
• はがきmemo
• とくto comb (out)