棋き譜ふ

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Meanings

game record; kifu

A written record of the moves in a game of go, shogi, chess, or similar board games. Often used in competitive and study contexts.

プロの棋き譜ふを並ならべて勉べん強きょうする。
I study by replaying professional game records.
この棋き譜ふは江え戸ど時じ代だいの名めい局きょくです。
This game record is from a famous match in the Edo period.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の棋き譜ふを取とるto take down the record of a game (note the moves as they are played)
対たい局きょくの棋き譜ふを取とるのは記き録ろく係がかりの仕し事ごとだ。
Taking down the game record is the recorder's job.
棋き譜ふを並ならべるto replay a game move by move from its record
プロ棋き士しの棋き譜ふを並ならべて研けん究きゅうする。
He studies by replaying professional players' game records move by move.
棋き譜ふを読よむto study/analyze a game record
強つよくなるには他た人にんの棋き譜ふを読よむことが大たい切せつだ。
To get stronger, it's important to study other people's game records.

Kanji

棋chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
譜musical score, music, note

Related words

記き録ろくN3
記録 is the general word for any kind of record, while 棋譜 specifically means a record of moves in a board game like go or shogi.
譜ふ
棋譜 is the full term for a written record of a go, shogi, or chess game; 譜 is its shortened, more casual form.

Don't confuse with

対たい局きょく
対局 is the actual game or match being played, while 棋譜 is the written record of the moves made during that game.
局きょく面めん
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.

Etymology

棋 (go, shogi, board game) + 譜 (musical score, record). The combination originally referred to a written record of board game moves, analogous to a musical score.