Korean Go Terms A-Z

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helger this page seems to be obsolete. Request to delete.

deg Arranged the main word list of Korean go terms into Korean alphabetical order (I hope). If this is OK it could replace the Korean go terms list which doesn't appear to have any order (although this is not taken from the most recent version of that page)

  • (갈라침)Gallachim- Wedge
  • (걸침) GeolChim?- Kakari
  • (계가/計家)Gyega - counting the score
  • (고목/高目) Gomok - 5-4 point
  • (곤마/困馬) GonMa?- Baseless group of stones
  • (공격/攻擊) GongGyeok?- Attack
  • (공배)Gongbae - dame
  • (굳힘) GutChim?- Enclosure
  • (근거/根據) GeunGeo?- Base
  • (급/級)Gup - kyu
  • (기사/棋士) Gisa- Go Player
  • (끊다) - To cut
  • (끝내기) Gg'eutNeGi- Endgame
  • (날일자/날日字) NalIlJa? - Sun-Character jump aka Knight's move
  • (노림 Norim- almost equivalent to Purpose
  • (누르다) NuReuDa?- To stretch
  • (눈목자/눈目字) NunMokJa? - Eye-Character jump aka Large Knight's move
  • (단수/單手)Dansu - atari
  • (대국 종료)Daeguk Jongnyo - (the end of the endgame) i.e. no profitable moves left
  • (대국)Daeguk - to play a game
  • (덤)Deom - komi
  • (두칸뜀) DuKanDd?'wim - Two Space Jump
  • (뒷맛) Twitmat - Aji
  • (들여다보다) DeulYeoDaBoDa?- To Peep
  • (마늘모 or 입구자/入口字) MaNeulMo? or IpGuJa? - Diagonal Move, kosumi
  • (맛보기) Matbogi - miai
  • (맞바둑) MahtBaduk?- Non-Handicap Go, even game
  • (맥/脈) Maek - tesuji
  • (모앙) Moang - Shape
  • (모자씌움/帽子씌움 or 모착/帽着) MoJaSs?'euiUm(MoJaShiUm?) or MoChak?- To Cap
  • (무승부/無勝負)Museungbu - a void game (due to repeated board position)
  • (미생마/未生馬) MiSengMa?- A group of stones that is not yet alive.
  • (반칙)Banchik - illegal play (taking back a move, suicide, exceeding allotted time, ...)
  • (밭전자/밭田字) BatJeonJa?- Diagonal jump, hazama tobi
  • (백/白) Baek- White
  • (불계승/不計勝)Bulgyeseung - win by resignation
  • (붙임)- Buchim Attach
  • (빅)Bik - seki
  • (빈삼각) BinSamGak?- Empty Triangle
  • (사석작전/捨石作戰) SaSeokJakJeon?- Sacrifice Stone Plan/Play
  • (사활) Sahwal - [life & death]
  • (삭감) SakGam?- Reduction play
  • (삼삼/三三) SamSam? - 3-3 point
  • (선수/先手)Seonsu - sente
  • (세력) SeRyeok? - Thickness
  • (소목/小目) Somok - 4-3 point
  • (속수/俗手) SokSu- 1. A move that makes the previous bad move a benefit. 2. A move that the player have no good plan/action afterwards, basically self-hurting move.
  • (속임수) or (함정수/陷穽手) SoGimSu? or HamJeongSu?- Trap/Trick play
  • (수상전/手相戰) SuSangJeon- Fight for liberties. Bob Myers In other words, a race to capture?
  • (수습/收拾) Suseup - To control a situation
  • (승부수) SeungBuSu? - Overplay
  • (실리) Shilli - Territory towards edge usually formed by 3rd or 4th line
  • (실수/失手) ShilSu?- Mistake
  • (쌍립/雙立) Ss'angNip- Bamboo joint
  • (연결/連結) YeonGyeol? - Connect (two groups)
  • (외목/外目) Waemok - 5-3 point
  • (요석/要石) YoSeok- Describing a stone that is disconnected, however still useful. Bob Myers: Shouldn't this be cutting stones?
  • (유가무가/有家無家) YuGaMuGa?- One group of stones not having an eye, while the opponent's has one eye aka me ari me nashi.
  • (자충/自充) JaChoong- 1.Auto-atari spot (Equivalent to chinese 不入) 2. a move that takes up one's own liberties (used in life-death situations/problems)
  • (장문/欌門) JangMun? - Net
  • (절단/切斷) JeolDan? - Disconnect
  • (접바둑) JeopBaduk?- Handicap Go
  • (정석/定石)Jeongseok - joseki
  • (젖힘) JeotChim?- To turn
  • (종국/終局)Jongguk - the end of the game (not the endgame)
  • (중반/中盤) JoongBan?- Middle Game
  • (집 also 가/家, 호/戶)Jip - territory
  • (찌르기) Jj'iReuGi- Pierce
  • (착수/着手) Chaksu - Placing stones on the board, a move
  • (천원/天元)Cheonweon - tengen
  • (철주/鐵柱 or 쌍점/雙點) CheolJu? or Ss'angJeom- Two Stones in a straight line aka Iron Pillar
  • (초반/初盤) ChoBan?- Opening
  • (초읽이) Choilgi- Byo Yomi
  • (축/逐) Chuk(Chook)- Ladder
  • (치중수/置中手) ChiJoongSu?- A move that goes at opponent's vital point. Bob Myers: Really? From the characters, one would guess nakade.
  • (침입/侵入) ChimIp?- Invasion
  • (패/覇)Pae - ko
  • (팻감)Paetgam - ko threat
  • (폐석/廢石) PyeSeok- Describing stone usually hard to move, or has no purpose because it is isolated or disconnected
  • (포도송이) PoDoSongI- Dango (literally: a bunch of grapes)
  • (포석/布石)Poseok - fuseki
  • (행마/行馬) Haengma - the flow of the stones
  • (협공/挾攻) HyeopGong? - Pincer
  • (화점/花點 or 성점/星點)Hwajeom or Seongjeom- hoshi
  • (환격/還擊)Hwan-Gyeok - snapback
  • (후빔수) HuBimSu- An invasion of an opponent's territory that makes the opponent's territory dead or a bihk(seki)
  • (후수/後手)Husu - gote
  • (후절수/後切手) - Hujeolsu Under The Stones
  • (흑/黑) Heuk- Black

There is also the Baduk Terminology PDF, translating korean baduk terms, book titles and player names.

john: please don't delete the other page Korean go terms, there are more useful terms over there.


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