双六

すごろく

Also written スゴロク, すぐろく, 双陸, 寿語録

Meanings

1. Noun race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track) See also: 絵双六 (えすごろく).
2. ban-sugoroku; sugoroku (i.e.: traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon) (orig. meaning) See also: 盤双六 (ばんすごろく).

Kanji

• 双 twin
• 六 six. Read as ロク.

Words containing 双六

• 絵双六 (えすごろく) sugoroku
• 盤双六 (ばんすごろく) ban-sugoroku
• 双六盤 (すごろくばん) ban-sugoroku board (usu. wooden)

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