Etymology

sangaku

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Today it means: A geometrical problem or theorem on a wooden tablet, placed as an offering at a Japanese shrine. Full definition →

Japanese 算額
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sangaku · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from算額
  2. English todaysangaku

From Japanese 算額 (sangaku, literally “calculation tablet”).

sangaku · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from散楽
  2. English todaysangaku

From Japanese 散楽 (sangaku).

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