Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
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Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
ピタゴラ裝置 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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From a TV program called ピタゴラスイッチ (Pitagorasuitchi) which featured such contraptions. From ピタゴラ (pitagora, Pythagoras) + 装置(そうち) (sōchi, devices).

Noun

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ピタゴラ(そう)() (pitagora sōchi

  1. Rube Goldberg machine