kenken

Ken·Ken
K5E1N1K5E1N1
/ˈkɛn.kɛn/

noun

A Japanese math game that involves adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers in boxes.

Similar
calcdokucalcudokucalculdokumathdoku
OriginJapanese 賢賢 →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

kenken1

nounkenken (countable and uncountable, plural kenkens)

plural kenkens

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of KenKen

Kenken2

nounKenken (countable and uncountable, plural Kenkens)

plural Kenkens

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of KenKen

KenKen3

nounKenKen (countable and uncountable, plural KenKens)

plural KenKens · alternative kenken · alternative Kenken · alternative Ken Ken · alternative ken ken · alternative Ken-Ken · alternative Ken-ken · alternative ken-ken

  1. countableuncountableA Japanese math game that involves adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers in boxes.

    Let's try some 4×4 KenKens using all four math operations!

    2018, Robert Fuhrer, The Kenken Method - Puzzles For Beginners, page 15
    3 more examples

    KenKen is the brilliant successor to Su Doku that's taken Japan by storm selling over one million copies in less than a year.

    2009, Tetsuya Miyamoto, KenKen: The New Brain-training Puzzle Phenomenon

    Cora went through the whole explanation about solving KenKen.

    2011, Parnell Hall, The KenKen Killings: A Puzzle Lady Mystery, page 85

    The difficulty in solving a KenKen puzzle arises from there being too many ways to fill in each cage.

    2013, Al Cuoco, Joseph Rotman, Learning Modern Algebra, page 56

    Synonyms: calcdoku, calcudoku, calculdoku, mathdoku

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Japanese math game that involves adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers in boxes.

Similar
calcdokucalcudokucalculdokumathdoku
Also see
calcdokucalcudokumathdoku

Origin

  1. Japanese賢賢
  2. EnglishKenKen

From Japanese 賢賢 (KenKen), reduplication of 賢 (ken).

More words from Japanese

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kenken

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Cite this entry
APA

kenken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kenken

MLA

“kenken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kenken. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kenken,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kenken.

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