じゃん拳
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 拳 |
| けん Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
Etymology
There were various similar games originating in China that were played with the fist (拳, Japanese reading of ken). Possible derivations of janken include a shift from the Chinese pronunciation of 両拳 (literally “both fists, two fists”),[1][2] perhaps the Min Nan reading liáng kûn, or a shift from 石拳 (shakken, literally “stone fist”), suggested also by the game's alternative name of 石拳 (ishiken, using the kun'yomi of ishi for the 石 character).
Pronunciation
Noun
じゃん拳 (hiragana じゃんけん, rōmaji janken)
- rock paper scissors (popular children's game)
Synonyms
- 石拳 (ishiken)
- じゃんけんぽい (jankenpoi)
- じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon)
Verb
じゃん拳する (hiragana じゃんけん, rōmaji janken)
- to play rock paper scissors (popular child's game)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "じゃん拳する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | じゃん拳し | じゃんけんし | janken shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | じゃん拳し | じゃんけんし | janken shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | じゃん拳する | じゃんけんする | janken suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | じゃん拳する | じゃんけんする | janken suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | じゃん拳すれ | じゃんけんすれ | janken sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | じゃん拳せよ¹ じゃん拳しろ² |
じゃんけんせよ¹ じゃんけんしろ² |
janken seyo¹ janken shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | じゃん拳される | じゃんけんされる | janken sareru | |
| Causative | じゃん拳させる じゃん拳さす |
じゃんけんさせる じゃんけんさす |
janken saseru janken sasu | |
| Potential | じゃん拳できる | じゃんけんできる | janken dekiru | |
| Volitional | じゃん拳しよう | じゃんけんしよう | janken shiyō | |
| Negative | じゃん拳しない | じゃんけんしない | janken shinai | |
| Negative continuative | じゃん拳せず | じゃんけんせず | janken sezu | |
| Formal | じゃん拳します | じゃんけんします | janken shimasu | |
| Perfective | じゃん拳した | じゃんけんした | janken shita | |
| Conjunctive | じゃん拳して | じゃんけんして | janken shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | じゃん拳すれば | じゃんけんすれば | janken sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Descendants
- English: janken
References
- ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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