任天堂

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1) Nintendo

Etymology
According to, the company name is derived from the phrase.

Other sources suggest the word is the first character of, a kind of monster in Japanese folklore which is sometimes connected to gambling and may therefore be a reference to the company’s initial product of hanafuda cards, thus yielding an interpretation of the company name as a “temple of trusted cards”.

Proper noun

 * 1) Nintendo