囲 碁 盤

いごばん

noun

go board; goban

1. go board; goban

The board used to play the game of go (囲碁(いご)), marked with a grid of lines on which stones are placed at the intersections.

囲碁盤(いごばん)を出(だ)す。

Take out the go board.

Arrange the stones on the go board.

My grandfather has a splendid go board made of wood.

Also called simply 碁盤(ごばん). The standard board has a 19-by-19 grid of intersecting lines.

碁盤(ごばん): go board — the shorter, more common word; 碁盤(ごばん)目(め) also means a grid pattern
将棋盤(しょうぎばん): shogi board — for Japanese chess

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Added 2026.7.22 21:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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