チョキ

ちょき
noun
scissors (rock-paper-scissors)
leisure
1. scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
The two-fingers-extended hand shape in the game janken, which beats paper (パー) and loses to rock (グー). The shape resembles a pair of scissors.
チョキを出(だ)した。
I threw scissors.
チョキはパーに勝(か)つ。
Scissors beats paper.
写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)るとき、指(ゆび)でチョキを作(つく)ってポーズした。
When taking the photo, I made a scissors shape with my fingers and posed.

One of the three hand shapes in じゃんけん (rock-paper-scissors), together with グー (rock) and パー (paper). チョキ extends two fingers; it beats パー and loses to グー. The same shape doubles as the "peace sign" in photos.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • グー: rock — the clenched-fist shape
  • パー: paper — the open-hand shape

Related Words

Compare: グー (rock)
Compare: パー (paper)
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