janken

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janken

/ˈd͡ʒɒŋkɛn/

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From Japanese じゃんけん (janken).

noun jan-ken-pon

uncountable The game of rock paper scissors.

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"janken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/janken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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janken. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/janken

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"janken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/janken.

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@misc{janken_2026,
  title = {janken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/janken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}