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Go Terms
Keywords: Go term
A glossary of Go terms.
See also: English Go Terms, Chinese Go Terms, Korean Go Terms, Japanese Go Terms, Anatomical Terms, and Terms In Dutch Go Magazine
- Aji (potential)
- Aji keshi (destroy own potential)
- AmariGatachi (overstretched shape)
- Amashi
- Akisankaku (empty triangle)
- Approach ko (Yoseko, "Two step ko" (sic))
- Atari (threat to capture at next move)
- Atekomi
- Atsui (Thick)
- Atsumi (Thickness)
- Attachment (Tsuke)
- Baduk (Korean name for Go)
- Bamboo Joint (Take Fu)
- Boshi (Capping play)
- Bump (Tsukiatari)
- Byo yomi (extra time)
- Chuban (middlegame)
- Clamp
- Crosscut
- Cut
- Dame (neutral point)
- Damezumari (Shortage of liberties)
- Dango (dumpling shape)
- De (push or thrust)
- Degiri (push and cut)
- Deshi (pupil, follower)
- Double Hane
- Double Ko
- Double Sente
- Dragon
- Empty Triangle
- Fujite
- Furikawari (exchange)
- Fuseki (opening)
- Geta (net)
- Goban
- Gote (go-teh) (no initiative)
- Go Theory
- Haengma
- Hamete (trick play)
- HanamiKo (one sided ko)
- Hane (ha-neh) (bend)
- Hane Kaeshi
- Hane Tsugi
- Hasami (pincer)
- Hazama tobi
- Hiraki (extension)
- Honte (honest move)
- Hoshi (star point)
- Ikken Tobi (one space jump)
- Influence
- Insei (apprentice)
- Jigo (draw)
- Jitsuri (territory)
- Joseki (established sequence)
- Josen
- Jubango
- Kado Ban
- Kakari (corner approach)
- Karui (light)
- Katteyomi ("selfish reading")
- Katatsuki (shoulder hit)
- Katachi (shape)
- Keima (knight's move)
- Keshi (erasure)
- Kiai (fighting spirit)
- Kibitz (commentary)
- Kifu (game record)
- Kikasare
- Kikashi (forcing move)
- Kiri (Cut)
- Ko (repetitive capture)
- Kogeima (large knight)
- Komi
- Komoku (3-4 point)
- Korigatachi (overconcentration)
- Kosumi (diagonal connection)
- Liberty ("breath")
- Magari (turn)
- Manego (Mirror go)
- Mannenko (Ten thousand year ko, "Thousand year ko" (sic))
- Me (eye)
- Me-ari-me-nashi
- Miai (equivalence)
- Mirror Go (Manego)
- Mochikomi (lost stone or stones, gift)
- Moku
- Mokuhazushi (3-5 point)
- Motare
- Moyo (sphere of influence)
- Nakade
- Neutral point (Dame)
- Ni Ren Sei Fuseki
- Nigiri (toss)
- Niken Jimari (two space enclosure)
- Nikentobi (two space jump)
- Nobi (no-bee) (stretch)
- Nozoki (peep)
- Oba (large point)
- Ogeima (large knight's move)
- Oiotoshi (connect and die)
- Oki (placement)
- One-space jump (Ikken tobi)
- Onigatachi
- Osae (block)
- Overplay
- Pincer (Hasami)
- Ponnuki
- Positive
- Prisoners
- Sabaki (fancy footwork)
- Sagari (descent)
- San-san (3-3 point)
- San Ren Sei Fuseki
- Seki (stalemate)
- Semeai (capturing race)
- Semedori
- Sen Ai Sen
- Sensei (teacher)
- Sente (sen-teh) (initiative)
- Shape
- Shibori
- Shicho (Ladder)
- ShichoAtari (Ladder breaker)
- ShidouGo (Teaching game)
- Shimari (Corner enclosure)
- Shinogi
- Shobute
- Shodan (1 dan; black belt)
- Shoulder Hit (katatsuke)
- Shudan (hand talk)
- Squeeze
- Small move
- Snap-back
- Suberi (Slide)
- Suji (line of play)
- Tagai Sen
- Takamoku (4-5 point)
- Tedomari (Last play)
- Tengen
- Tenuki (teh-noo-key) (play elsewhere)
- Ten Thousand Year Ko (Mannenko, Thousand year ko)
- Territory
- Tesuji (teh-soo-djee) (skilful play)
- Tewari (changed-order-of-moves analysis)
- Thank You Move
- Thickness (Atsumi)
- Thousand Year Ko (Mannenko, "Ten Thousand year ko" (sic))
- Three Step Ko (Sandanko)
- Tobi (jump)
- Triple Ko
- Tsugi (Connection)
- Tsuke (tsoo-keh) (Attachment)
- Tsukiatari (Bump, butting play)
- Tsumego (problem)
- Two Step Ko
- Two Step Hane (Nidanbane)
- Uchikomi (invasion)
- Warikomi (Thrust)
- Wariuchi (Wedge)
- Watari (connect along the edge)
- Wedge
- Wei Qi (Chinese name for Go)
- Yon Ren Sei Fuseki
- Yose (endgame)
- Yoseko (Approach ko, "Two-step ko" (sic))
- Yosu-miru (probe)
- Yurumi Shicho (Loose Ladder)
- ZokuSuji (vulgar play, crude move, anti-suji)
A Japanese/English translation page is available here (mostly in Japanese). If your browser supports it, you can see the Kanji for the terms, making it useful for attempting to study Japanese language go books.
A very comprehensive glossary on the web is Mehmet Dardeniz's site
The French Go club de Versailles has a very comprehensive list Japanese/French
Another one is on Ken Warkentyne's site. It looks like it's not been touched lately, but what's there is still good.
Well, if they don't touch it, and we can't touch it, let's merge it!
Others (in English):
Useful resource (not related to Go):
Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary Server ( canada mirror, usa mirror)
Scartol: How do we feel about adding pronunciation for these terms? The English teacher in me would love to see them.
eg: hane (han-ay)
- SAS: It's difficult to represent the pronunciations clearly (as your example shows). It may be better just to point people where they can
hear the terms spoken.
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