hanjie

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noun

A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.

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griddlernonogrampicross
OriginJapanese 判じ絵 →
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Meanings

nounhanjie (plural hanjies)

plural hanjies

  1. puzzlesgamesA puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.

    Synonyms: griddler, nonogram, picross

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.

Similar
griddlernonogrampicross
Also see
griddlernonogrampicross

Origin

  1. Japanese判じ絵
  2. Englishhanjie

Borrowed from Japanese 判じ絵 (hanjie, literally “picture puzzle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Jianhe
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APA

hanjie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanjie

MLA

“hanjie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanjie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hanjie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanjie.

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