棋き院いん

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Meanings

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go institution; go club; go hall

Refers to an organization or building dedicated to the game of go, such as the Nihon Ki-in (日本棋院).

日本にほん棋き院いんは東とう京きょうにある。
The Nihon Ki-in is in Tokyo.
週しゅう末まつは棋き院いんで囲い碁ごを打うつ。
On weekends I play go at the go club.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が棋き院いんに入はいるfor someone to join a go institution (as a professional trainee)
彼かれは十じっ歳さいで棋き院いんに入はいった。
He joined the go institution at the age of ten.
棋き院いんで対たい局きょくするto play a go match at the go institution
二人ふたりのプロ棋き士しが棋き院いんで対たい局きょくした。
Two professional go players had a match at the go institution.