"じゃん拳" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑã̠ŋkẽ̞ɴ] Forms: じゃん拳 [canonical] (ruby: (けん)), janken [romanization]
Etymology: There were various similar games originating in China that were played with the fist (拳, Japanese reading of ken). Possible derivations of janken include a shift from the Chinese pronunciation of 兩拳/两拳 (literally “both fists, two fists”), perhaps the Min Nan reading liáng kûn, or a shift from 石拳 (shakken, literally “stone fist”), suggested also by the game's alternative name of 石拳 (ishiken, using the kun'yomi of ishi for the 石 character). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|拳}} 拳, {{der|ja|zh|-}} Chinese, {{m|zh|兩拳|lit=both fists, two fists}} 兩拳/两拳 (literally “both fists, two fists”), {{cog|nan|-}} Min Nan, {{m|ja|石拳|lit=stone fist|tr=shakken}} 石拳 (shakken, literally “stone fist”), {{m|ja|石}} 石, {{m|ja|石拳|pos=using the kun'yomi of ishi for the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">石</i> character|tr=ishiken}} 石拳 (ishiken, using the kun'yomi of ishi for the 石 character) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じゃんけん}} じゃん拳(けん) • (janken)
  1. rock paper scissors (popular children's game) Categories (topical): Rock paper scissors Synonyms: 石拳 (ishiken) (ruby: (いし), (けん)), じゃんけんぽい (jankenpoi), じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon) Derived forms: じゃんけんしょうぎ (jankenshōgi) Related terms: グー (gū, in a game of rock, paper, scissors) (english: rock), チョキ (english: scissors; choki, in a game of rock, paper, scissors), パー (pā, in a game of rock, paper, scissors) (english: paper)
    Sense id: en-じゃん拳-ja-noun-DTD4bhTv Disambiguation of Rock paper scissors: 55 45 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 82 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 82 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 82 18

Verb

IPA: [d͡ʑã̠ŋkẽ̞ɴ]
Etymology: There were various similar games originating in China that were played with the fist (拳, Japanese reading of ken). Possible derivations of janken include a shift from the Chinese pronunciation of 兩拳/两拳 (literally “both fists, two fists”), perhaps the Min Nan reading liáng kûn, or a shift from 石拳 (shakken, literally “stone fist”), suggested also by the game's alternative name of 石拳 (ishiken, using the kun'yomi of ishi for the 石 character). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|拳}} 拳, {{der|ja|zh|-}} Chinese, {{m|zh|兩拳|lit=both fists, two fists}} 兩拳/两拳 (literally “both fists, two fists”), {{cog|nan|-}} Min Nan, {{m|ja|石拳|lit=stone fist|tr=shakken}} 石拳 (shakken, literally “stone fist”), {{m|ja|石}} 石, {{m|ja|石拳|pos=using the kun'yomi of ishi for the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">石</i> character|tr=ishiken}} 石拳 (ishiken, using the kun'yomi of ishi for the 石 character) Forms: じゃん拳する [canonical] (ruby: (けん)), janken suru [romanization], じゃん拳し [stem] (ruby: (けん)), じゃん拳した [past] (ruby: (けん)), no-table-tags [table-tags], じゃん拳し [error-unrecognized-form], じゃんけんし [error-unrecognized-form], janken shi [error-unrecognized-form], じゃん拳する [error-unrecognized-form], じゃんけんする [error-unrecognized-form], janken suru [error-unrecognized-form], じゃん拳すれ [error-unrecognized-form], じゃんけんすれ [error-unrecognized-form], janken sure [error-unrecognized-form], じゃん拳せよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], じゃん拳しろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], じゃんけんせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], じゃんけんしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], janken seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], janken shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], じゃん拳される [passive], じゃんけんされる [passive], janken sareru [passive], じゃん拳させる [causative], じゃん拳さす [causative], じゃんけんさせる [causative], じゃんけんさす [causative], janken saseru [causative], janken sasu [causative], じゃん拳できる [potential], じゃんけんできる [potential], janken dekiru [potential], じゃん拳しよう [volitional], じゃんけんしよう [volitional], janken shiyō [volitional], じゃん拳しない [negative], じゃんけんしない [negative], janken shinai [negative], じゃん拳せず [continuative, negative], じゃんけんせず [continuative, negative], janken sezu [continuative, negative], じゃん拳します [formal], じゃんけんします [formal], janken shimasu [formal], じゃん拳した [perfective], じゃんけんした [perfective], janken shita [perfective], じゃん拳して [conjunctive], じゃんけんして [conjunctive], janken shite [conjunctive], じゃん拳すれば [conditional, hypothetical], じゃんけんすれば [conditional, hypothetical], janken sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to play rock paper scissors (popular child's game) Categories (topical): Rock paper scissors
    Sense id: en-じゃん拳-ja-verb-0FTUJvkl Disambiguation of Rock paper scissors: 55 45 Categories (other): Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 32 68

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      "form": "janken shi",
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳する",
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    {
      "form": "janken suru",
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳すれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんすれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken sure",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳せよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳しろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんせよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "じゃんけんしろ",
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      "form": "janken seyo",
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        "imperative",
        "literary"
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      "form": "janken shiro",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken sareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳できる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳しよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳しない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳せず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんせず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken sezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken shite",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳すれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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      "form": "じゃんけんすれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    {
      "form": "janken sureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "other": "じゃんけん"
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      "other": "じゃんけん"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʑã̠ŋkẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
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}
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      "other": "じゃんけん"
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    {
      "other": "じゃんけん"
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    "ja:松村明"
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      "form": "じゃん拳し",
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      "form": "じゃんけんし",
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken shi",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳する",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "じゃんけんする",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "janken suru",
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳すれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんすれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken sure",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳せよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "literary"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳しろ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんせよ",
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      "form": "janken seyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "literary"
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      "form": "janken shiro",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "じゃんけんされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken sareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "じゃんけんさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "janken sasu",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "じゃん拳できる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "じゃんけんできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "janken dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳しよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "じゃんけんしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳しない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳せず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんせず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken sezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "janken shite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃん拳すれば",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "じゃんけんすれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "janken sureba",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to play rock paper scissors (popular child's game)"
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      "links": [
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          "play"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "じゃんけん"
    },
    {
      "other": "じゃんけん"
    },
    {
      "other": "じゃんけん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑã̠ŋkẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Shogakukan",
    "Tōkyō",
    "ja:大辞泉",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
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}

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