A go term for a capturing technique where stones are chased in a zigzag pattern. Usually written in kana.
I captured my opponent's stones with a ladder.
That stone is caught in a ladder, so it can't be saved.
In this shape, the ladder doesn't work.
White can capture this stone with a ladder.
Kanji spelling; rare in modern usage, mostly seen in go literature.
Alternate kanji spelling; very rare.
The term シチョウ comes from the go technique's resemblance to a ladder. The kanji 征 means 'subjugate' or 'attack', and 四丁 literally means 'fourth block', but the word is now almost always written in kana.