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虫拳
【 むしけん 】
1. [n] [hist]
▶ mushi-ken
▶ [expl] Japanese rock-paper-scissors variant, in which the "frog", "snake" and "slug" are represented by the thumb, forefinger and little finger respectively



History:
2. A 2021-02-07 20:43:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2021-02-07 15:40:16  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, daij, koj
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/虫拳
  Comments: 
GG5 says "in the Edo period" but according to Wikipedia it's older than that.

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