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masyu.

A logic puzzle in which the player must link circles on a rectangular grid so as to form a continuous loop that passes once through every circle.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A logic puzzle in which the player must link circles on a rectangular grid so as to form a continuous loop that passes once through every circle.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Japanese, from a misreading of 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”) (the game was originally called 真珠の首飾り (shinju no kubikazari, “Pearl Necklace”)).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.