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じゃんけん

じゃんけん janken Play N2 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

石・はさみ・紙に見立てた手の形を出し合い、勝ち負けを決める遊び。 rock-scissors-paper game

Example 1

「じゃんけんね」「ぐー」「ちょ・・パー」「後出あとだしかよ！」

"Rock-paper-scissors, OK?" "Rock." "Sciss... paper." "You cheated!"

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Example 2

昼休みに、次の掃除当番をじゃんけんで決めた。

At lunch break, we decided who would be on cleaning duty next by playing rock-paper-scissors.

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