sudoku

• su doku

Borrowed from Japanese 数独(すうどく) (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: so͝odō'ko͞o, so͝odŏ'ko͞o, so͝odo͞o'ko͞o, IPA^(key): /sʊˈdəʊku/, /sʊˈdɒku/, /sʊˈduːku/, /sə-/, /suː-/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US, Canada) enPR: so͝odō'ku, so͝odŏ'ko͞o, so͝odo͞o'kō, so͝odo͞o'ko͞o, IPA^(key): /sʊˈdoʊku/, /sʊˈdɑku/, /sʊˈdukoʊ/, /sʊˈduku/, /sə-/, /su-/

Uncommon pronunciations, approximating Japanese pronunciation:

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: so͝o'dōko͞o, so͝o'dŏko͞o, so͝o'do͞oko͞o, IPA^(key): /ˈsʊdəʊku/, /ˈsʊdɒku/, /ˈsʊduːku/, /ˈsuː-/
• (US, Canada) enPR: so͝o'dōku, so͝o'dŏko͞o, so͝o'do͞okō, so͝o'do͞oko͞o, IPA^(key): /ˈsʊdoʊku/, /ˈsʊdɑku/, /ˈsʊdukoʊ/, /ˈsʊduku/, /ˈsu-/

sudoku (countable and uncountable, plural sudokus)

1. (games, puzzles) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.

• Number Place (US)

• sudokuist

• Cross Sums
• commit sudoku
• hanjie
• hitori
• kakuro
• killer sudoku
• Latin square
• magic square
• masyu
• sandwich sudoku

• sudoku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

sudoku n

1. sudoku

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Borrowed from Japanese 数独.

sudoku

1. sudoku

From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsudoku/, [ˈs̠udo̞ku]
• Rhymes: -udoku
• Syllabification^(key): su‧do‧ku

sudoku

1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

• “sudoku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).

• IPA^(key): /sy.dɔ.ky/, /su.dɔ.ku/

• Audio

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sudoku m (plural sudokus)

1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

• kakuro
• mot caché
• mots croisés

From Japanese 数独(すうどく) (sūdoku).

• IPA^(key): /su.do.ku/
• Hyphenation: su‧do‧ku

sudoku (first-person possessive sudokuku, second-person possessive sudokumu, third-person possessive sudokunya)

1. (games) sudoku.

• “sudoku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).

• IPA^(key): /suˈdo.ku/, /suˈdɔ.ku/
• Rhymes: -oku, -ɔku
• Hyphenation: su‧dó‧ku, su‧dò‧ku

sudoku m (invariable)

1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

• sudoku in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku).

• IPA^(key): /suˈdɔ.ku/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Syllabification: su‧do‧ku

sudoku n (indeclinable)

1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

• sudoku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sudoku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).

sudoku m (plural sudokus)

1. (puzzles) sudoku (a number puzzle)

Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).

• IPA^(key): /suˈdoku/ [suˈð̞o.ku]
• Rhymes: -oku
• Syllabification: su‧do‧ku

sudoku m (plural sudokus)

1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

• “sudoku”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).

sudoku (definite accusative sudokuyu, plural sudokular)

1. (games, puzzles) sudoku