本ほん因いん坊ぼう

noun

Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster

A prestigious title in professional Go, originally the name of a historical Go house. Also used to refer to the holder of the title. The cross-reference to 本因坊戦 indicates the tournament context.

See also: 本因坊戦

• 彼かれは本ほん因いん坊ぼうのタイトルを三さん連れん覇ぱした。

  He won the Hon'inbō title three times in a row.

• 本ほん因いん坊ぼう戦せんは日本にほんの主しゅ要ような囲い碁ごタイトル戦せんの一ひとつだ。

  The Hon'inbō tournament is one of the major Japanese Go title matches.