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sudoku

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See also: Sudoku and sūdoku

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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.
    • 2005 May 23, Eric Pfanner, “Puzzling phenomenon sweeps British papers”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      The puzzles are widely available over the Internet because efforts to trademark the name in Britain have not been successful, and you can even download sudokus to mobile phones.
    • 2008, Jan Silvious, Smart Girls Think Twice: Making Wise Choices When It Counts, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 61:
      In fact, anything we do just to kill time—even essentially healthy activities like reading, chatting on the phone, or completing a sudoku puzzle—becomes a 'time thief.
    • 2023 November 3, Siobhan Roberts, “What It Takes to Wear the Sudoku Crown”, in The New York Times‎[2]:
      The annual championship event comprises two days of Sudoku, followed by three days of other types of pencil-and-paper logic puzzles. Some of the Sudokus were classics: In a 9-by-9 grid, insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column or bolded 3-by-3 square region.

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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Czech

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Noun

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sudoku n

  1. sudoku

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 数独.

Noun

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sudoku

  1. sudoku

Declension

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Declension of sudoku
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sudoku sudokuen sudokuer sudokuerne
genitive sudokus sudokuens sudokuers sudokuernes

Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sudoku

  1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

Declension

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Inflection of sudoku (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative sudoku sudokut
genitive sudokun sudokujen
sudokuiden
sudokuitten
partitive sudokua sudokuja
sudokuita
illative sudokuun sudokuihin
singular plural
nominative sudoku sudokut
accusative nom. sudoku sudokut
gen. sudokun
genitive sudokun sudokujen
sudokuiden
sudokuitten
partitive sudokua sudokuja
sudokuita
inessive sudokussa sudokuissa
elative sudokusta sudokuista
illative sudokuun sudokuihin
adessive sudokulla sudokuilla
ablative sudokulta sudokuilta
allative sudokulle sudokuille
essive sudokuna sudokuina
translative sudokuksi sudokuiksi
abessive sudokutta sudokuitta
instructive — sudokuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sudoku (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sudokuni sudokuni
accusative nom. sudokuni sudokuni
gen. sudokuni
genitive sudokuni sudokujeni
sudokuideni
sudokuitteni
partitive sudokuani sudokujani
sudokuitani
inessive sudokussani sudokuissani
elative sudokustani sudokuistani
illative sudokuuni sudokuihini
adessive sudokullani sudokuillani
ablative sudokultani sudokuiltani
allative sudokulleni sudokuilleni
essive sudokunani sudokuinani
translative sudokukseni sudokuikseni
abessive sudokuttani sudokuittani
instructive — —
comitative — sudokuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sudokusi sudokusi
accusative nom. sudokusi sudokusi
gen. sudokusi
genitive sudokusi sudokujesi
sudokuidesi
sudokuittesi
partitive sudokuasi sudokujasi
sudokuitasi
inessive sudokussasi sudokuissasi
elative sudokustasi sudokuistasi
illative sudokuusi sudokuihisi
adessive sudokullasi sudokuillasi
ablative sudokultasi sudokuiltasi
allative sudokullesi sudokuillesi
essive sudokunasi sudokuinasi
translative sudokuksesi sudokuiksesi
abessive sudokuttasi sudokuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — sudokuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sudokumme sudokumme
accusative nom. sudokumme sudokumme
gen. sudokumme
genitive sudokumme sudokujemme
sudokuidemme
sudokuittemme
partitive sudokuamme sudokujamme
sudokuitamme
inessive sudokussamme sudokuissamme
elative sudokustamme sudokuistamme
illative sudokuumme sudokuihimme
adessive sudokullamme sudokuillamme
ablative sudokultamme sudokuiltamme
allative sudokullemme sudokuillemme
essive sudokunamme sudokuinamme
translative sudokuksemme sudokuiksemme
abessive sudokuttamme sudokuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — sudokuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sudokunne sudokunne
accusative nom. sudokunne sudokunne
gen. sudokunne
genitive sudokunne sudokujenne
sudokuidenne
sudokuittenne
partitive sudokuanne sudokujanne
sudokuitanne
inessive sudokussanne sudokuissanne
elative sudokustanne sudokuistanne
illative sudokuunne sudokuihinne
adessive sudokullanne sudokuillanne
ablative sudokultanne sudokuiltanne
allative sudokullenne sudokuillenne
essive sudokunanne sudokuinanne
translative sudokuksenne sudokuiksenne
abessive sudokuttanne sudokuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — sudokuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sudokunsa sudokunsa
accusative nom. sudokunsa sudokunsa
gen. sudokunsa
genitive sudokunsa sudokujensa
sudokuidensa
sudokuittensa
partitive sudokuaan
sudokuansa 		sudokujaan
sudokuitaan
sudokujansa
sudokuitansa
inessive sudokussaan
sudokussansa 		sudokuissaan
sudokuissansa
elative sudokustaan
sudokustansa 		sudokuistaan
sudokuistansa
illative sudokuunsa sudokuihinsa
adessive sudokullaan
sudokullansa 		sudokuillaan
sudokuillansa
ablative sudokultaan
sudokultansa 		sudokuiltaan
sudokuiltansa
allative sudokulleen
sudokullensa 		sudokuilleen
sudokuillensa
essive sudokunaan
sudokunansa 		sudokuinaan
sudokuinansa
translative sudokukseen
sudokuksensa 		sudokuikseen
sudokuiksensa
abessive sudokuttaan
sudokuttansa 		sudokuittaan
sudokuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — sudokuineen
sudokuinensa

Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sudoku m (plural sudokus)

  1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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From Japanese 数独(すうどく) (sūdoku).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (games) sudoku.

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sudoku m (invariable)

  1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

Further reading

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

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /suˈdɔ.ku/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔku
  • Syllabification: su‧do‧ku

Noun

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sudoku n (indeclinable)

  1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.dɔˈku/ [su.ðɔˈku], /suˈdɔ.ku/ [suˈðɔ.ku]

Noun

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sudoku m (plural sudokus)

  1. (puzzles) sudoku (a number puzzle)

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sudoku m (plural sudokus)

  1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

Further reading

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Turkish

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Etymology

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

Noun

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sudoku (definite accusative sudokuyu, plural sudokular)

  1. (games, puzzles) sudoku

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative sudoku
Definite accusative sudokuyu
Singular Plural
Nominative sudoku sudokular
Definite accusative sudokuyu sudokuları
Dative sudokuya sudokulara
Locative sudokuda sudokularda
Ablative sudokudan sudokulardan
Genitive sudokunun sudokuların
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