also: ほんカヤ
noun
genuine kaya wood
Refers to wood from the real kaya tree (Torreya nucifera), as opposed to imitation or substitute materials like 新かや (shin-kaya). Used especially for high-quality go and shogi boards.
See also: 榧 (かや) · 新かや (しんかや)
この碁盤は本榧で作られています。
This go board is made of genuine kaya wood.
本かやの将棋盤は高価ですが、打ち心地が違います。
A genuine kaya shogi board is expensive, but the feel when playing is different.
Compound of 本 (hon, 'true, genuine') and 榧 (kaya, 'kaya tree'). The prefix 本 is commonly used to distinguish authentic materials from imitations.