碁
Go
Readings
On'yomi
- ゴ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
碁 refers specifically to the board game Go, a strategic game played with black and white stones on a grid.
Most common words using 碁
20 of 41- 囲碁いごN1
go (board game)
- 碁ごN2
go (board game)
- 碁盤ごばんN1
Go board
- 碁石ごいし
go stone; go piece
- ざる碁ざるご
game of go played by poor players
- トーラス碁トーラスご
torus go; toroidal go; t-go; go variant played on a board where edges wraparound like a torus
- ペア碁ペアご
pair go; Go played by two teams with one male and female player on each team taking turns
- ポン抜き囲碁ポンぬきいご
ponnuki go; first-capture go; atari go; go variant where whoever first captures one or more stones wins
- マネ碁まねご
mirror go; manego; opening strategy of symmetrically copying every move of the opponent (played by white or black)
- 一色碁いっしょくご
one color go; go variant played with one-colored stones where players must remember which stones are theirs
- 太閤碁たいこうご
mirror go (as black); opening strategy of symmetrically copying every move of the opponent, starting with tengen
- 持碁じご
jigo; game resulting in a tie or a draw
- 早碁はやご
fast go
- 本碁ほんご
go (board game)
- 段碁だんご
dan-ranked go player
- 相碁あいご
go played by two equally skilled players
- 相碁井目あいごせいもく
in every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial
- 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ
if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
- 碁を打つごをうつ
to play (a game of) go
- 碁会所ごかいしょ
go parlour; go club
Study
Etymology
碁 combines 石 (stone) with 其, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to represent the game Go, emphasizing the stones used in play.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 其 looks like a grid, and the bottom 石 means stone. Picture a grid with black and white stones placed on it: that's the game of Go.
Reading mnemonic
For ゴ, think of the game Go itself: the reading is exactly the same as the English name of the game. Go -> ゴ.