Where does “Sokoban” come from?

Sokoban (English) comes from Japanese 倉庫番, from Japanese 番 — one's turn; -th: forms ordinal numerals.

Sokoban (English): A computer puzzle game, devised in 1981 and frequently reimplemented, in which the player must push boxes to designated locations under a set of movement constraints

Definitions

  1. A computer puzzle game, devised in 1981 and frequently reimplemented, in which the player must push boxes to designated locations under a set of movement constraints

Ancestry of “Sokoban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese倉庫番warehouseman, guard or keeper of a warehouse
2Japanese番one's turn; -th: forms ordinal numerals
Every word from Japanese 番 →Every word from Japanese 倉庫番 →