dice

Japanese: dice
dice

…The most common dice used today are cubes with dots numbered 1 through 6 on each side, with the back of the number 1 marked as 6, the back of the number 2 marked as 5, and so on, so that the sum of both sides is 7. They are also called "dice" and correspond to the English word "dice." The most primitive dice are the astragals, made from the ankle bones of animals that were offered as sacrifices to the gods in ancient times. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dice" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現在一般的に使われているのは,立方体の各面に1~6の点を記し,1の裏が6,2の裏が5というように両面の和がいずれも7になるように配したもの。〈さいころ〉ともいい,英語のダイスdiceにあたる。最も原始的な賽には,古代で神前に犠牲として捧げた動物のくるぶしの骨を用いたアストラガルスastragalsがある。…

※「dice」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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