Tangram

Japanese: tangram
Tangram

...A game in which a square, rectangle, polygon, circle, or other board is divided into several pieces and then all of the pieces are used to create a specified shape. There are many different types, but the most representative is tangram, in which a square is cut into seven pieces. Tangram was originally invented in China and was called "Shichikōzu (Seven Artificers' Figure)."

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tangram" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正方形,長方形,多角形,円形などの板をいく片かに分割し,これを全部使って示された形をつくる遊び。種類はきわめて多いが,その代表的なものは正方形を7片に切ったタングラムtangramである。タングラムはもともと中国で考え出され,〈七巧図(しちこうず)〉と呼ばれた。…

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