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Kanji Detail for 碁 - "go"

碁

  • Meaning

    碁 means "go." Also associated with chess.

    1. Go - The strategic board game.

    2. Chess - A board game of strategy.

  • Words using 碁

    • 囲碁 いご Listen go (board game)

  • Four-character idioms with 碁

    • 相碁井目 あいごせいもく Listen in every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial

  • Tattoo check: 碁

    • Verified meaning: go
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: chess

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Go

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    chess; any game similar to chess

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 棋[qi2]

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    围碁 (Go). Same as 棋.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    go(ゴ) ゴ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    go chess challenge strategy board game black white capture endgame handicap opponent player professional stones territory

Sentences including 碁

  • Father goes in for the game of go.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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