劫こう

noun

kalpa; eon; aeon

Only with reading こう / ごう

Buddhist term for an immensely long cosmic period. Often used in phrases like 劫を経る (to pass through kalpas).

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、一いち劫こうは想そう像ぞうを絶ぜっする長ながさの時じ間かんとされる。

  In Buddhism, one kalpa is considered an unimaginably long span of time.

noun

ko; eternal capture position

In Go, a position where a stone can be captured and immediately recaptured, leading to a cycle. Usually written in katakana as コウ.

• コウが発はっ生せいしたので、すぐに取とり返かえすことはできない。

  A ko has arisen, so you cannot immediately recapture.