碁(ご)

ご
noun
Go (board game)
1. Go
A strategic board game originating in ancient China, played by placing black and white stones to capture territory.
碁(ご)を打(う)つ。
To play Go.
祖父(そふ)は碁(ご)が強(つよ)い。
My grandfather is good at Go.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)から碁(ご)を習(なら)っていて、今(いま)は三段(さんだん)だ。
I've been learning Go since childhood, and now I'm third dan.

碁(ご) is the board game Go (also called 囲碁(いご)) - a strategic game played with black and white stones.

GO VOCABULARY:

  • 碁盤(ごばん): Go board
  • 碁石(ごいし): Go stones
  • 碁(ご)を打(う)つ: to play Go (not する or やる)
  • 囲碁(いご): Go (full name)

LEVELS:

  • プロ棋士(きし): professional Go player
  • アマチュア: amateur player
  • 段(だん): dan (rank for stronger players)
  • 級(きゅう): kyu (rank for beginners)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Go originated in China over 2,500 years ago. It's one of the four traditional arts (琴棋書画(きんきしょが)) - music, Go, calligraphy, and painting.

RELATED:

  • 将棋(しょうぎ): shogi (Japanese chess)

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Related: 将棋(しょうぎ) (Japanese chess)
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