Dice - Sai

Japanese: 賽 - さい

It can also be written as "sai" or "dice" and is also called "saikoro." It is a toy used for sugoroku, gambling, etc., with 1 to 6 engraved on a cube. Made from materials such as ivory, bone, wood, plastic, etc., it is shaped like the four cardinal directions, with 1 representing heaven, 6 representing earth, 5 representing east, 2 representing west, 4 representing south, and 3 representing north, and the sum of the numbers on the corresponding sides is 7. In the West, dice are said to have been invented by Palamedes in Greek mythology, and they have also existed in India and China since ancient times, but it is unclear whether they are of the same origin. They were introduced to Japan from China during the Nara period (there is a theory that they were introduced by Kibi no Makibi Shorai). →Dice→Related topicGambling

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Japanese:

〈采〉〈骰子〉とも書き，〈さいころ〉ともいう。立方体に１〜６の目を刻み，すごろく，賭博等に用いる遊具。材料は象牙，骨，木，プラスチック等で，天地四方をかたどり，１が天，６が地，５が東，２が西，４が南，３が北を表し，対応する両面の数の和が７になる。西洋ではギリシア神話にパラメデスが賽を発明したとあり，インド，中国にも古くから存在したが，同一起源のものかどうかは不明。日本には奈良時代に中国から渡来（吉備真備将来説がある）。→ダイス
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