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じゃんけん

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

じゃんけん — “rock-paper-scissors”

じゃんけん means rock-paper-scissors. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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じゃんけん

Meaning

rock-paper-scissors

じゃんけん in a sentence

じゃんけんで決めるきめる。

We decide by rock-paper-scissors.

じゃんけん is written in kana only — there are no kanji to break down.

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