Futoshiki

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proper noun

A Japanese logic puzzle in which a grid must be filled with a set of numbers while obeying inequality constraints.

OriginJapanese 不等式 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative futoshiki

  1. A Japanese logic puzzle in which a grid must be filled with a set of numbers while obeying inequality constraints.

Origin

  1. Japanese不等式“inequality”
  2. EnglishFutoshiki

Borrowed from Japanese 不等式 (futōshiki, “inequality”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Futoshiki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Futoshiki

MLA

“Futoshiki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Futoshiki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Futoshiki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Futoshiki.

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