ゲーム
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Borrowed from English game.[1][2]
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The term gēmu usually refers more to a competition with a clear winner and loser, whereas 遊戯 (yūgi) may also refer more broadly to playing in general. Meanwhile, 試合 (shiai) is more specific in meaning and refers to a match between two or more opponents.
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- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN