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碁 Go (board game) - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
碁
English: Go (board game)
Onyomi:
ゴ
Romaji:
go
go
Radical: 石
Kanji: 碁 (13 Strokes)
Grade Level: 8
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 1609
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ごき :: 碁器 Go-stone container

だんご :: 段碁 Dan-ranked go player

ごかく :: 碁客 Go player

ざるご :: 笊碁 Game of go played by poor players

ざるご :: ざる碁 Game of go played by poor players

はやご :: 早碁 Fast go

あいご :: 相碁 Go played by two equally skilled players

ごばんめ :: 碁盤目 Grid

ごばんめ :: 碁盤目 Square (on a go board)

ごがたき :: 碁敵 Rival in (the game of) go

きしめん :: 碁子麺 Noodles made in flat strips

おきご :: 置き碁 Game of go played with a handicap

おきご :: 置き碁 Handicap go

おきご :: 置碁 Game of go played with a handicap

おきご :: 置碁 Handicap go

ごけ :: 碁笥 Go-stone container

せいようご :: 西洋碁 Draughts

せいようご :: 西洋碁 Checkers (board game)

ごせき :: 碁席 Go club

かけご :: 賭け碁 Playing go for stakes

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

ごうちにときなし :: 碁打ちに時なし Go players have no concept of time (being so engrossed in the game)

ごうちとりかいばかのうち :: 碁打鳥飼い馬鹿の中 Go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)

ごうちとりかいばかのうち :: 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 Go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)

ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ :: 碁に凝ると親の死に目に会わぬ If you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed

ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ :: 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ If you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed

あいごせいもく :: 相碁井目 In every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial

ごをうつ :: 碁を打つ To play (a game of) go

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

ごばんめじょう :: 碁盤目状 Grid-like

ごばんめじょう :: 碁盤目状 Grid-shaped

ごばんめじょう :: 碁盤目状 Tessellated

Using 碁 in sentences:

(Japanese) 気晴らしと言えば碁を打つことぐらいだ。

(English) Go is my only distraction.

(Japanese) なぜ碁が日本に人気であるのに、トルコで人気ではないだろうか。

(English) Why can't Go be popular in Turkey when it is so in Japan?

(Japanese) いつ来てくれても、碁の相手をしますよ。

(English) Whenever come, I'll play go with you.

(Japanese) 碁のよい相手同士だった。

(English) They were good rivals at go.

(Japanese) 碁を打つことが一番の気晴らしだ。

(English) Playing go is my favorite pastime.

How do you say Go (board game) in Japanese?

Answer: 碁

How many kanji strokes does 碁 have?

Answer: 13

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