Etymograph

English

hanjie

Hanjie comes from Japanese 判じ絵 ‘picture puzzle’.

  1. Japanesemodern判じ絵hanjie‘picture puzzle’literally ‘picture puzzle’
  2. Englishtodayhanjie

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern判じ絵hanjie‘picture puzzle’literally ‘picture puzzle’
  2. Englishtodayhanjie

The story

Borrowed from Japanese 判じ絵 (hanjie, literally “picture puzzle”).

Every English word from Japanese 判じ絵

Today it means

noun A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.

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Etymograph / Japanese 判じ絵 / hanjie

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