局きょく面めん

きょ

く

め

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

position in a game; state of the game

go (game)shogi

Used in board games like go or shogi to refer to the current arrangement of pieces and the strategic situation.

この局きょく面めんで

は

、

黒くろ

が

有ゆう

利り

だ

。

In this board position, Black has the advantage.

2

noun

situation; phase; stage

Refers to a particular stage or aspect of a developing situation, often in politics, business, or personal matters. Emphasizes the current state within a larger flow.

交こう渉しょうは新あらたな局きょく面めんを迎むかえた。
The negotiations have entered a new phase.
事じ態たいは深しん刻こくな局きょく面めんにさしかかっている。
The situation is approaching a critical stage.

Usage patterns

局きょく面めんを迎むかえるto reach a (critical) phase or stage
会かい社しゃは重じゅう大だいな局きょく面めんを迎むかえている。
The company is entering a critical phase.
局きょく面めんが変かわるfor the situation/state of affairs to change
その発はつ言げんで交こう渉しょうの局きょく面めんが変かわった。
That remark changed the course of the negotiations.
局きょく面めんを打だ開かいするto break through a difficult situation or deadlock
首しゅ相しょうは外がい交こう上じょうの局きょく面めんを打だ開かいしようとした。
The prime minister tried to break the diplomatic deadlock.
重じゅう要ような局きょく面めんa critical juncture or key phase
試し合あいは重じゅう要ような局きょく面めんを迎むかえていた。
The match had reached a crucial stage.
局きょく面めんを読よむto read the position (in a board game like shogi or go)
プロ棋き士しは局きょく面めんを素す早ばやく読よむ。
Professional shogi players read the position quickly.

Kanji

局bureau, board, office
面mask, face, features

Related words· 7

状じょう況きょうN3sense 2
状況 is a general word for the surrounding circumstances, while 局面 highlights a distinct stage or turning point within an unfolding process.
段だん階かいN2sense 2
段階 refers to a numbered step or stage in a sequence, whereas 局面 describes the overall configuration or aspect of a situation at a given moment.
情じょう勢せいN1sense 2
情勢 describes the broader trend or state of affairs (often political or social), while 局面 zooms in on a specific critical phase within that flow.
フェーズ
局面 describes a critical turning point or state of affairs in a situation, whereas フェーズ simply denotes a step in an ongoing process.

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様よう相そうN1
局面 highlights a specific phase or turning point in a process, whereas 様相 refers more broadly to the overall look or character of a situation.
形けい勢せいN1
局面 refers to a particular phase or turning point of a situation (as in a game or negotiation), while 形勢 describes the overall balance of advantage within it.
時じ局きょく
局面 emphasizes a particular phase or turning point within a situation, while 時局 describes the overall state of affairs at a given time.

Don't confuse with

場ば面めんN3
場面 is a scene or moment (as in a story or event), while 局面 is a strategic stage or phase of a developing situation, often implying tension or a turning point.
棋き譜ふ
局面 refers to a specific board position or phase within a game, whereas 棋譜 is the complete move-by-move record of the whole game.

Word family

新しん局きょく面めん
new phase; new stage; new situation
局きょく面めん打だ開かい
breakthrough in the situation; breaking a deadlock

Etymology

Compound of 局 (situation, bureau) and 面 (surface, aspect). The combination conveys the idea of a 'facet of a situation' or 'board position'.