sudoku

== English == === Alternative forms === su doku, su-doku, Su-Doku, SuDoku === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: so͝odō'ko͞o, so͝odŏ'ko͞o, so͝odo͞o'ko͞o, IPA(key): /sʊˈdəʊku/, /sʊˈdɒku/, /sʊˈduːku/, /sə-/, /suː-/ (US, Canada) enPR: so͝odō'ku, so͝odŏ'ko͞o, so͝odo͞o'kō, so͝odo͞o'ko͞o, IPA(key): /sʊˈdoʊku/, /sʊˈdɑku/, /sʊˈdukoʊ/, /sʊˈduku/, /sə-/, /su-/ (India) enPR: so͝odō'ku, IPA(key): /sʊˈɖoː.kuː/ Uncommon pronunciations, approximating Japanese pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) enPR: so͝o'dōko͞o, so͝o'dŏko͞o, so͝o'do͞oko͞o, IPA(key): /ˈsʊdəʊku/, /ˈsʊdɒku/, /ˈsʊduːku/, /ˈsuː-/ (US, Canada) enPR: so͝o'dōku, so͝o'dŏko͞o, so͝o'do͞okō, so͝o'do͞oko͞o, IPA(key): /ˈsʊdoʊku/, /ˈsʊdɑku/, /ˈsʊdukoʊ/, /ˈsʊduku/, /ˈsu-/ === Noun === sudoku (countable and uncountable, plural sudokus) (games) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants. Synonym: (US) Number Place ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Cross Sums hanjie hitori kakuro Latin square magic square masyu == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Noun === sudoku n (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) ==== Declension ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Noun === sudoku (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsudoku/, [ˈs̠udo̞ku] Rhymes: -udoku Syllabification(key): su‧do‧ku Hyphenation(key): su‧do‧ku === Noun === sudoku (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sudoku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sy.dɔ.ky/, /su.dɔ.ku/ === Noun === sudoku m (plural sudokus) (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) ==== See also ==== kakuro mot caché mots croisés == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /su.do.ku/ Hyphenation: su‧do‧ku === Noun === sudoku (plural sudoku-sudoku) (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) === Further reading === “sudoku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suˈdo.ku/, /suˈdɔ.ku/ Rhymes: -oku, -ɔku Hyphenation: su‧dó‧ku, su‧dò‧ku === Noun === sudoku m (invariable) (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) === Further reading === sudoku in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suˈdɔ.ku/ Rhymes: -ɔku Syllabification: su‧do‧ku === Noun === sudoku n (indeclinable) (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) === Further reading === “sudoku”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sudoku”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: su‧do‧ku === Noun === sudoku m (plural sudokus) (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) === Further reading === “sudoku”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sudoku”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “sudoku”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “sudoku”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Noun === sudoku n (plural [please provide]) (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suˈdoku/ [suˈð̞o.ku] Rhymes: -oku Syllabification: su‧do‧ku === Noun === sudoku m (plural sudokus) (games) sudoku === Further reading === “sudoku”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku). === Noun === sudoku (definite accusative sudokuyu, plural sudokular) (games) sudoku (a type of puzzle game) ==== Declension ====