碁
Meanings
Noun
1. go (board game)
Other spellings
棊棋
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ご
ご
Used in vocabulary
一色碁
one color go; go variant played with one-colored stones where players must remember which stones are theirs
Noun
マネ碁
mirror go; manego; opening strategy of symmetrically copying every move of the opponent (played by white or black)
Noun
太閤碁
mirror go (as black); opening strategy of symmetrically copying every move of the opponent, starting with tengen
Noun
Examples6
碁 を 打つ こと が 一番 の 気晴らし だ。
Playing go is my favorite pastime.
碁 の よい 相手 同士 だった。
They were good rivals at go.
碁 を 打つ こと が 私の 唯一の 楽しみ だ。
Playing go is my only recreation.
碁 を 打つ の が 私の 唯一の 娯楽 だ。
Playing go is my only recreation.
父 は 碁 を やります。
Father goes in for the game of Go.
いつ 来て くれて も、 碁 の 相手をします よ。
Whenever you come, I'll play Go with you.