Go Terms Used For Go Equipment
Keywords: Culture & History, Go term, Equipment
Japanese terms commonly used for Go equipment:
- Agehama: captured stones. Note: At least 2 (unofficial) English-language translations of Hikaru no Go have translated this (incorrectly?) as the container that the captured stones are put into.
- Futa?: lid of the bowl. Used for holding captured stones (agehama?) during games.
- Goban: Go board. Either an abstraction for the game board, or a literal board on the table or free-standing floor board.
- Go-ishi: Go stone. Note that the Japanese language does not distinguish between singular and plural.
- Go-ke: Go bowl. For holding the unplayed Go stones.
- Kimono?: traditional Japanese robes. Sometimes worn by professional Go players in title matches.
- Kyousoku? (or Kyosoku?): arm rest. A small, often padded table sometimes used in addition to a low chair and/or a floor cushion.
- Sensu?: paper fan with bamboo struts. Folds into itself for storing. A sensu signed by a professional player is often a treasured souvenir.
- Taikyokudokei?: match clock. Used to time a tournament match.
- Tatami: woven reed mat. A common floor covering in Japan, especially in ceremonial or "culture" rooms.
- Zabuton: floor cushion. For the players to sit at the Go table.
- Zaisu?: low chair (without legs). Sometimes used in addition to a floor cushion.
- Gosu Bako?: box to store Go bowls in