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doku means POISON. in this case, "addiciton" sudoku = addicted to numbers (the game) so bookmarkdoku and etc would be correct ... addicted to bookmarking...
by fb03 8y ago
doku means POISON. in this case, "addiciton"
sudoku = addicted to numbers (the game)
so bookmarkdoku and etc would be correct ... addicted to bookmarking...
- azdavis 8y agoWhile you are right that 毒 (doku) means 'poison', the Japanese word for 'sudoku' is 数独[1]. 数 (su) = number, numeral, digit 独 (doku) = alone, solitary, single This conveys the idea that the digits may only appear once per {row, column, box}. [1]: https://jisho.org/search/sudoku https://jisho.org/search/sudoku
- Grue3 8y ago"doku" (読) in "tsundoku" means "reading". There are several kanji that can be read as "doku". Also I think 中 (chū) from 中毒 (chūdoku, addiction) is used as a suffix for addiction, for example アル中 (aruchū) - alcohol addiction.