jankenn.int.

Brit.

/ˈdʒʌŋˌkɛn/,

/ˈdʒʌŋkən/, U.S.

/ˈdʒəŋˌkɛn/,

/ˈdʒəŋkən/

Forms:

α. 1800s– jan-ken, 1900s– janken.

β. 1900s jonkenpan, 1900s– jan ken pon, 1900s– jan-ken-poh, 1900s– jan-ken-pon, 1900s– jankempo, 1900s– jankempon, 1900s– jankenpo, 1900s– jankenpon.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese janken.

Etymology: < Japanese janken (1850) < jan (of uncertain origin, probably representing a regional (Nagasaki) pronunciation of ryan two, two-finger gesture in ken games (1809 or earlier): see note) + ken fist, type of game played with hand gestures (see ken n.⁵). Compare Japanese regional (Oita, Kyushu) ryanken denoting the game.Japanese ryan appears to be a relatively recent borrowing of the Chinese word now attested as liǎng two, pair (see liang n.); compare the more common Japanese ryō two, pair (borrowed earlier < the Middle Chinese antecedent of the same Chinese word: see ryo n.); compare ryōken two fists. With the β. forms compare Japanese jan ken pon, jan ken po, jan ken poi, calls made while playing the game (1903); sometimes also used as name of the game. The origin of the final element in these forms is uncertain.

In Japanese contexts: = rock paper scissors n. Also as int. (chiefly in form jan-ken-pon): the call used to signal the beginning of a round.

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1894 Amer. Ann. Photogr. & Photogr. Times Almanac 1895 37 Two of the party are playing a game of ken, a forfeit game much affected by young people of both sexes. The game, in its very simplest form and known as jan-ken, is played in the following way.

1906 S. Shioya When I was Boy in Japan v. 72 The boys stand in a circle and are ready to say ‘Jan-ken-pon’ and to hammer with their fists. At ‘pon’ you make one of three shapes with your hand.

1936 E. K. Venables Behind Smile in Real Japan viii. 269 The ceremony which is the Oriental equivalent of tossing up... Jan-ken-poh, as it is called, is used in all such cases of decision by chance.

1964 Japan (Japanese National Comm. for Unesco) (rev. ed.) 831/2 Janken is the only form of the game which remains today as a means to decide the dealer in card games, the server in a match, and so on.

1972 National Geographic 141 689/2 There was the ritual with children of jan ken pon, a game in which fist and fingers represent paper, rock, or scissors.

2005 M. Hakes Everything Conversational Japanese Bk. xvii. 246 Janken is the accepted, ultimately fair arbiter of disputes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	janken
释义	jankenn.int. Brit. /ˈdʒʌŋˌkɛn/, /ˈdʒʌŋkən/, U.S. /ˈdʒəŋˌkɛn/, /ˈdʒəŋkən/ Forms: α. 1800s– jan-ken, 1900s– janken. β. 1900s jonkenpan, 1900s– jan ken pon, 1900s– jan-ken-poh, 1900s– jan-ken-pon, 1900s– jankempo, 1900s– jankempon, 1900s– jankenpo, 1900s– jankenpon. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese janken. Etymology: < Japanese janken (1850) < jan (of uncertain origin, probably representing a regional (Nagasaki) pronunciation of ryan two, two-finger gesture in ken games (1809 or earlier): see note) + ken fist, type of game played with hand gestures (see ken n.⁵). Compare Japanese regional (Oita, Kyushu) ryanken denoting the game.Japanese ryan appears to be a relatively recent borrowing of the Chinese word now attested as liǎng two, pair (see liang n.); compare the more common Japanese ryō two, pair (borrowed earlier < the Middle Chinese antecedent of the same Chinese word: see ryo n.); compare ryōken two fists. With the β. forms compare Japanese jan ken pon, jan ken po, jan ken poi, calls made while playing the game (1903); sometimes also used as name of the game. The origin of the final element in these forms is uncertain. In Japanese contexts: = rock paper scissors n. Also as int. (chiefly in form jan-ken-pon): the call used to signal the beginning of a round. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > games played with fingers handy-dandy1575 nievie-nievie-nick-nackc1585 wiggle-waggle1825 pat-a-cake1838 patty-cake1889 janken1894 1894 Amer. Ann. Photogr. & Photogr. Times Almanac 1895 37 Two of the party are playing a game of ken, a forfeit game much affected by young people of both sexes. The game, in its very simplest form and known as jan-ken, is played in the following way. 1906 S. Shioya When I was Boy in Japan v. 72 The boys stand in a circle and are ready to say ‘Jan-ken-pon’ and to hammer with their fists. At ‘pon’ you make one of three shapes with your hand. 1936 E. K. Venables Behind Smile in Real Japan viii. 269 The ceremony which is the Oriental equivalent of tossing up... Jan-ken-poh, as it is called, is used in all such cases of decision by chance. 1964 Japan (Japanese National Comm. for Unesco) (rev. ed.) 831/2 Janken is the only form of the game which remains today as a means to decide the dealer in card games, the server in a match, and so on. 1972 National Geographic 141 689/2 There was the ritual with children of jan ken pon, a game in which fist and fingers represent paper, rock, or scissors. 2005 M. Hakes Everything Conversational Japanese Bk. xvii. 246 Janken is the accepted, ultimately fair arbiter of disputes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1894
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