爛らん柯か

noun

go (board game)

Formal or literary term for the game of go. Rare in everyday speech; used in classical or poetic contexts.

See also: 囲碁

• 爛らん柯かは囲い碁ごの雅が称しょうとして知しられる。

  爛柯 is known as an elegant name for the game of go.

noun

losing track of time while engrossed in go; losing track of time while engrossed in an activity

Derived from a Chinese legend about a man who watched a go game so long that his axe handle rotted. Used figuratively for deep absorption in any activity, but strongly associated with go.

• 彼かれは爛らん柯かの境きょう地ちで研けん究きゅうに没ぼっ頭とうしている。

  He is so absorbed in his research that he loses all track of time.