Chinese: 立 (lì) Japanese: 下がり or サガリ (sagari) Korean: -
A descent is a stretch to or towards the edge of the board. is a descent.
So is in this diagram.
Descent is often a useful tesuji and makes good shape. It may for example gain important liberties.
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