sangaku

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English

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Etymology 1

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Japanese 算額 (sangaku, literally “calculation tablet”)

Noun

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sangaku (plural sangaku)

  1. A geometrical problem or theorem on a wooden tablet, placed as an offering at a Japanese shrine.

Etymology 2

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Japanese 散楽 (sangaku)

Noun

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sangaku (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An old circus-like form of entertainment in Japan, a predecessor of sarugaku.

Japanese

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Romanization

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sangaku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さんがく
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