Janken - Rock Paper Scissors

Japanese: じゃん拳 - ジャンケン
Janken - Rock Paper Scissors
[noun] (suru) The game of playing a game in which players simultaneously show one of three shapes - rock (guu), paper (paa), or scissors (choki) - with one hand to decide the winner. Also, the game itself. Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, and paper beats rock. Stone Fist Ishiken Rock paper scissors. → fist sword 2
[Additional information] It is also said to come from the Chinese pronunciation of "ryang fist."

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:
[名](スル)片手で、石(ぐう)・紙(ぱあ)・はさみ(ちょき)のいずれかの形を同時に出し合って勝負を決めること。また、その遊び。石ははさみに、はさみは紙に、紙は石に勝つ。石拳いしけん。じゃんけんぽん。→けん2
[補説]「両拳」の中国語音からともいう。

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