English
janken
Janken comes from Japanese じゃんけん.
- Japanesemodernじゃんけんjanken
- Englishtodayjanken
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodernじゃんけんjanken
- Englishtodayjanken
Every English word from Japanese じゃんけん
Today it means
noun The game of rock paper scissors.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese じゃんけん / janken