碁ご盤ばんの目め

expression, noun

intersection on a go board

Literal meaning: the crossing points of the lines on a go board.

• 碁ご盤ばんの目めに石いしを置おく。

  Place a stone on an intersection of the go board.

expression, noun

grid layout; grid pattern

Idiomatic use: describes a regular grid-like arrangement, especially of streets, resembling the intersections on a go board. Often used for city plans like Kyoto's street grid.

See also: 碁盤目状

• 京きょう都との通とおりは碁ご盤ばんの目めのように整せい然ぜんとしている。

  The streets of Kyoto are laid out in a neat grid pattern.