jeu de dames (English spelling)

Japanese: jeu de dames(英語表記)jeudedames
jeu de dames (English spelling)

...A board game played by two people. Checkers is the American name, and in England it is called draughts, and in France it is called jeu de dames (women's game). It has a long history, and the game with rules similar to those of the present day was completed in the 16th century.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "jeu de dames" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…2人で行うボードゲーム。チェッカーはアメリカの呼び名で,イギリスではドラフツdraughts,フランスではジュ・ドゥ・ダームjeu de dames(婦人の遊び)という。その歴史は古く,16世紀にはほぼ現在のルールに近いゲームが完成していた。…

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