天てん元げん

noun

tengen; center point of a Go board

In Go, the central black dot on the board; also refers to the center of the board itself. The term is used in both casual and professional contexts.

• 碁ご盤ばんの天てん元げんに石いしを打うつ。

  Place a stone on the tengen of the Go board.

noun

Tengen era (978-983)

Historical Japanese era name spanning from November 978 to April 983. Rarely encountered outside historical texts.

• 天てん元げんの頃ころ、都みやこでは大おおきな火か事じがあったと記き録ろくされている。

  It is recorded that during the Tengen era, there was a great fire in the capital.

noun

Tengen (Go title)

One of the major professional Go titles in Japan, formally known as 天元戦. The winner is awarded the title of Tengen.

See also: 天元戦

• 彼かれは天てん元げんのタイトルを三さん連れん覇ぱした。

  He won the Tengen title three times in a row.