Meanings
nounjan ken po (plural jan ken pos)
plural jan ken pos
- Hawaiirock paper scissors
Synonyms: janken, paper scissors stone, roshambo, scissors paper rock, scissors paper stone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounrock paper scissors
Origin
- Japaneseじゃんけん
- Japaneseじゃんけんぽん
- Hawaiian Creolejan ken po
- Englishjan ken po
Borrowed from Hawaiian Creole jan ken po, from Japanese じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon), from Japanese じゃんけん (janken). Doublet of janken.
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jan ken po. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jan%20ken%20po
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“jan ken po.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jan%20ken%20po. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jan ken po,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jan%20ken%20po.
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