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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ジグソーパズル

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jigusō pazuru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jigsaw/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4520 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は細かいジグソーパズルを完成させた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A puzzle consisting of a picture printed on cardboard or wood and cut into various interlocking pieces of various shapes that must be fitted together.

    "She spent the entire weekend completing a thousand-piece jigsaw."
  2. 2

    A machine saw with a fine blade that moves vertically, used for cutting curved lines in wood or metal.

    "He used a jigsaw to cut out the complex wooden shapes for the cabinet."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'jig' (a lively dance or reciprocating motion) and 'saw' (the cutting tool), originating in the 18th century. Originally referred to a specialized narrow-bladed saw used by joiners to cut curved lines, and later applied to the puzzles cut by such saws.

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