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Japanese Go Terms
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Most Japanese go terms are listed under GoTerms, but I created this page because I wanted to learn the Kanji characters for go terms. I know a lot of them can probably be copied from the Chinese GoTerms, but not knowing Chinese, nor having an extensive knowledge of Japanese, I don't know which ones. Entering kanji characters is a bit tricky... You can look up their unicode values here: [ext] http://linear.mv.com/cgi-bin/j-e/dict and then you can convert hexidecimal to decimal here: [ext] http://dogbert.comsc.ucok.edu/~mcdaniel/bin-dec.html

You then enter the characters in the text like this: "&#<unicode value>;" Also, if you add a term, make sure to include long vowel sounds, as in "Jouseki".

Actually, you can cut and paste the kanji directly into the edit pane and it will translate it into the unicode.

  • Atsui (Thick) - 厚い
  • Bou-tsugi (Staff Connection) - 棒継ぎ
  • Chuuban (Middle Game) - 中盤
  • Dan (Expert Rank) - 段
  • Fuseki (Opening) - 布石
  • Jouseki (Standard Corner Play) - 定石
  • Karui (Light) - 軽い
  • Katachi (Shape) 形
  • Kikashi (Forcing Move) - 利かし
  • Komoku (3-4 Point) - 小目
  • Kuroi (Black) 黒い
  • Miai (Equivalent) - 見合い
  • Nerai (Target, aim, intent) - 狙い
  • Nurui (Lukewarm) - ぬるい
  • Omoi (Heavy) - 重い
  • Shodan (1-dan) - 初段
  • Shiroi (White) 白い
  • Takamoku (5-4 Point) - 高目
  • Te (Move, literally Hand) 手
  • Tenuki (Playing elsewhere) - 手抜き
  • Tesuji (A good play) - 手筋
  • Yose (Endgame) - ヨセ

Some useful terms for equipment, if you decide to go shopping:

  • Goban (Go Board) - 碁盤
  • Goishi (Go Stone) - 碁石
  • Gosu (Go Stone Bowl) - 碁笥

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Herman: I'm currently trying to learn Japanese through a course at the university, together with ElDraco. Go terms make interesting topics for discussion in this context, but recently we ran in to one that we simply couldn't find or translate. Can anyone tell us what the origin/meaning of the word komi is? We tried looking up different variations of the word in kanji & kana, but to no avail. Also, we are interested in the origin and meaning of the word uchikomi, which seems to have several meanings (in go it can mean invasion or beating down, but I also found references to it as a training technique in martial arts).

Charles. Komi is short for komidashi.

Jasonred Once again, I prove my ignorance, by asking how you say "Stone"... I know it's this character- 石 but is it pronounced seki as in jouseki and fuseki, or ishi as in Goishi?

exswoo:Kanjis have multiple readings in Japanese. The kanji for stone can be read as either seki or ishi, depending on the word.

ElDraco: To Jasonred. Stone (石) is pronounced "ishi" in this case. Some rules regarding readings:

- Single kanji are read with their kun readings (japanese reading).

- Multiple kanji with okurigana (part of word written in kana) like 明かり (light) are read with their kun readings (Japanese reading)

- Multiple kanji without okurigana like 中盤 (middlegame) are usually read with their on readings (chinese reading). Example of an exception is 碁石 (goishi).

So you just have to know which are japanese and which are chinese readings. :-) Though often you can sense a chinese-ish flavour to the chinese readings.




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