dissection puzzle; tangram; Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita
Refers to puzzles where pieces are arranged to form shapes, including the classic tangram and the Japanese Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita.
See also: シルエットパズル · タングラム · 清少納言知恵の板
知恵の板で遊ぶのは、子どもの創造力を育てるのに良い。
Playing with dissection puzzles is good for developing children's creativity.
清少納言知恵の板
The Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita is a puzzle that was popular in the Edo period.
シルエットパズル is a more general term for silhouette puzzles, of which 知恵の板 is a type.
Full form; the most common spelling for this puzzle.
Abbreviated spelling, also used.
From 知恵 (wisdom) + の (possessive particle) + 板 (board), literally 'wisdom board'. The term has been used since the Edo period for puzzles that test one's ingenuity.