Te
Keywords: Go term
The Japanese word te means move in the go context. It is also found in compounds such as
- fuujite - sealed move
- gote - move opponent doesn't have to answer
- hamete - trick move
- honte - honest move
- kono itte? - the only move
- nakade - inside move (to kill a group)
- sente - move opponent has to answer
- shinte - new move
- shobute - do or die move
- tedomari - last move
- tejun - move order
- tenuki - move elsewhere
- tesuji - skillful tactical move
- tetsuki - striking of a stone
- tewari - move order analysis
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
- koushu? - good move
- myoshu - superb 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. See /discussion.
In everyday Japanese, te means hand.
See also