🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しぐるく【双六・双陸・雙六】 : shiguruku | define meaning
shiguruku
Pronunciation: [ɕiɡuɾuku]
Definition
Noun
- A Japanese board game played with dice. Sugoroku.
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese すごろく【双六・双陸・雙六】 sugoroku "Japanese board game played with dice" and its variant すぐろく suguroku.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Dice. Sheégo roócoo", "Dice, to play with. Sheégo roócoo ochoong", and "Play, to, with dice. Sheégo roócoo óchoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 双六 双陸 雙六 |
| Kana | しぐるく |
| Romanization | shiguruku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕiɡuɾuku] |
意味：すごろく・すぐろく【双六・双陸・雙六】
Categories:
双六
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 9). しぐるく【双六・双陸・雙六】 : shiguruku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8122/shiguruku/.