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Te
    Keywords: Go term

Te (Move) 手


By itself, in the go context the Japanese word te means move. It is also found in compounds such as

The on-yomi (Chinese reading) is shu, found in compounds such as

  • shudan - classic name for game of go, "hand talk"
  • akushu? - bad move
  • kyoushu? - strong move

In the compounds uwate and shitate (lit. "upper-hand" and "lower-hand"), the reference is to a stronger or weaker player, based on another meaning of te as person.

In everyday Japanese, te means hand.


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