盤面(ばんめん)

ばんめん
noun
board surface; board position (in games)
1. board surface; board position; state of the board
The surface of a game board (such as shogi, go, or chess), or the current arrangement of pieces on it.
盤面(ばんめん)をよく見(み)てから打(う)て。
Look carefully at the board before making your move.
盤面(ばんめん)が複雑(ふくざつ)になってきた。
The board position has become complicated.
解説者(かいせつしゃ)が盤面(ばんめん)を見(み)ながら次(つぎ)の一手(いって)を予想(よそう)した。
The commentator predicted the next move while looking at the board position.

Refers to both the physical surface of a game board and the current state of play on it. Most commonly used in the context of 将棋(しょうぎ) (shogi), 囲碁(いご) (go), and チェス(ちぇす) (chess). Also used in board game and video game contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 盤面(ばんめん)を見(み)る: to look at the board
  • 盤面(ばんめん)が動(うご)く: the board position changes
  • 盤面(ばんめん)を読(よ)む: to read the board position
  • 盤面(ばんめん)全体(ぜんたい): the entire board

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 局面(きょくめん): phase, situation — used in games and more broadly for situations
  • 盤(ばん): board — the physical board itself (将棋盤(しょうぎばん), 碁盤(ごばん))
  • 棋譜(きふ): game record — the written record of moves played
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