呼こ吸きゅう点てん

noun

liberty (of a stone)

In Go, a liberty is an empty adjacent intersection that gives a stone or group of stones a 'breathing space'. A stone without liberties is captured.

• 石いしの呼こ吸きゅう点てんがすべて塞ふさがると、その石いしは取とられる。

  When all the liberties of a stone are filled, that stone is captured.

• 初しょ心しん者しゃは呼こ吸きゅう点てんの数かずを数かぞえる練れん習しゅうから始はじめるといい。

  Beginners should start by practicing counting the number of liberties.