犬いぬの顔かお

expression, noun

dog's face; sake bottle shape; three-stone pattern

In go, a shape where three stones form a pattern resembling a dog's face, also likened to a sake bottle. The term is used descriptively for this specific configuration.

See also: トックリ形 · 猫の顔

• この隅すみの形かたちは犬いぬの顔かおと呼よばれている。

  This corner shape is called a dog's face.

• 犬いぬの顔かおはトックリ形がたとも言いわれる。

  The dog's face is also called a sake bottle shape.