"janken" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɒŋkɛn/
Etymology: From Japanese じゃんけん (janken). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|じゃんけん|tr=janken}} Japanese じゃんけん (janken) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} janken (uncountable)
  1. (games) The game of rock paper scissors. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: jan-ken-pon
    Sense id: en-janken-en-noun-0d2cfiYt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 69 7 9 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch onomatopoeias: 9 9 63 9 10 Topics: games

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