go board; shogi board
Refers to the physical board used for go or shogi. A somewhat formal or literary term; in everyday speech, 碁盤 (goban) or 将棋盤 (shōgiban) are more common.
He sat down in front of the go board and fell into deep thought.
game position; board state
Describes the arrangement of stones or pieces at a particular moment in a game of go or shogi. Used in game analysis and commentary.
In this board position, White has the advantage.
Standard kanji spelling for a go or shogi board or game position.
Variant kanji form using 棊, an older character for go. Rarely seen in modern usage.
Compound of 棋 (ki, 'go' or 'board game') and 局 (kyoku, 'board' or 'position'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in classical game literature.