Dictionary

KenKen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɛn.kɛn/

Etymology

From Japanese 賢賢 (KenKen), reduplication of 賢 (ken).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A Japanese math game that involves adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers in boxes.
   • KenKen is the brilliant successor to Su Doku that's taken Japan by storm selling over one million copies in less than a year. 2009, Tetsuya Miyamoto, KenKen: The New Brain-training Puzzle Phenomenon:
   • The difficulty in solving a KenKen puzzle arises from there being too many ways to fill in each cage. 2013, Al Cuoco, Joseph Rotman, Learning Modern Algebra, page 56:
   • Let's try some 4×4 KenKens using all four math operations! 2018, Robert Fuhrer, The Kenken Method - Puzzles For Beginners, page 15:
   • Cora went through the whole explanation about solving KenKen. 2011, Parnell Hall, The KenKen Killings: A Puzzle Lady Mystery, page 85:

Forms

Relateds

sudoku · kakuro · crossword · futoshiki · wordsearch · suguru

Synonyms

calculdoku · calcudoku · calcdoku · mathdoku