Sakuin Tango (索引たんご, Puzzlega.me)
Find the day's hidden Japanese word by searching the dictionary in kana order.
Every day: One secret five-kana Japanese word a day, the same answer for every player, released at midnight Japan time. You narrow it down by dictionary (gojūon) order: each guess tightens the range shown above and below, with a number showing how close you are. New puzzle: Daily at 00:00 JST.
Sakuin Tango is a daily Japanese word game on Puzzlega.me. You type a five-kana word, and the game shows whether the answer comes before or after it in gojūon (a-i-u-e-o) order, narrowing the range between two words. A distance figure tells you how close you are.
About Sakuin Tango (索引たんご, Puzzlega.me)
Sakuin Tango (roughly 'index words') is a Japanese daily puzzle from the Puzzlega.me collection. Each day there is one hidden five-kana word, the same for everyone, and a new one is released at midnight Japan time.
Instead of letter colours, the game works like flicking through a dictionary. When you enter a word, the answer's position is narrowed between two blue panels, one word above it and one below in gojūon order, and a figure shows the distance between your guess and the answer as a share of the remaining range, so a smaller number means closer. The help explains how kana are ordered: voiced and small kana sort as their plain forms, and a long-vowel mark counts as the preceding vowel.
If you give up, the answer is shown and you cannot play again that day. A separate Taboo survival mode adds banned characters after every solved word, and a portal page keeps results and answers for past puzzles.
It suits Japanese speakers and learners who enjoy before-or-after word hunts like Guess My Word.
How to play Sakuin Tango (索引たんご, Puzzlega.me)
- Type any five-kana word in hiragana as your guess.
- See where the answer sits: between the words shown above and below in kana order.
- Read the distance figure to judge how close you are.
- Guess again inside the narrowed range until you find the word.
Tips
- Start with a word from the middle of the kana order to halve the range.
- Remember voiced and small kana sort as plain kana.
- Watch the distance figure, which shrinks as you close in.
Questions
When does a new word appear?
Every day at midnight Japan time (JST), the same word for everyone.
What feedback do I get?
Whether the answer comes before or after your guess in gojūon order, shown as a range, plus a distance figure.
Is there more than the daily puzzle?
Yes, a Taboo survival mode you can replay, and a portal with past results and answers.
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