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Kotomora

碁

Go

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

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

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  • 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

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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.