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じゃんけん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word じゃんけん

じゃん拳
ジャン拳
ジャンけん (ジャン拳)
ジャンケン
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #17152
1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

Examples
じゃんけんね」「ぐー」「ちょ・・パー」「後出しかよ!」
"Rock-paper-scissors, OK?" "Rock." "Sciss... paper." "You cheated!"

Kanji in this Word

10 strokes
Frequency: 1935
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

fist

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
ゲン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こぶし
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