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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries卡库罗
Native Script:卡库罗数独
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǎ kù luō
"卡库罗是一种类似于填字游戏的数字谜题。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of logic puzzle that is often styled as a mathematical translation of a crossword.
"He spent his Sunday morning solving the challenging Kakuro puzzle in the newspaper." - 2
A grid-based game where digits must be placed into blank cells to sum to specific clues without repeating numbers in any run.
"Kakuro requires both numerical calculation and deductive reasoning skills."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Japanese phrase 'kasanuru kurosuwādo', which translates to 'added crosswords'. It was popularized in Japan by the puzzle company Nikoli in the 1980s before gaining international prominence alongside Sudoku in the 2000s.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kakuro" is said worldwide
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Kakuro
Transliteration: kakuro
"Il aime résoudre des grilles de kakuro le soir."
Kakuro
Transliteration: kakuro
"Kakuro ist ein beliebtes Zahlenrätsel in vielen Zeitschriften."
Kakuro
Transliteration: kakuro
"Il kakuro è un rompicapo numerico simile a un cruciverba."
Kakuro
Transliteration: kakuro
"Muchos periódicos incluyen un kakuro junto con el sudoku."
Kakuro
Transliteration: kakuro
"Resolver um kakuro exige paciência e lógica matemática."
काकुरो
Transliteration: kakuro
Script: काकुरो पहेली
"वह हर सुबह काकुरो पहेली हल करता है।"
卡库罗
Transliteration: kǎ kù luō
Script: 卡库罗数独
"卡库罗是一种类似于填字游戏的数字谜题。"
카쿠로
Transliteration: kakuro
Script: 카쿠로 퍼즐
"그는 신문에서 카쿠로 퍼즐을 푸는 것을 좋아한다."
カックロ
Transliteration: kakkuro
Script: カックロパズル
"彼は毎朝カックロを解くのが日課です。"
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