碁
碁·go
- On-yomi
- ご
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 囲碁 | いご | go (the board game) |
| 碁盤 | ごばん | go board |
| 碁石 | ごいし | go stone |
| 碁会所 | ごかいしょ | go parlour |
Example sentences
祖父は毎日囲碁を打っている。
そふはまいにちいごをうっている。
My grandfather plays go every day.
この町は碁盤の目のように道が並んでいる。
このまちはごばんのめのようにみちがならんでいる。
The streets of this town are laid out in a grid like a go board.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- You 打つ a game of go — 碁を打つ, not 碁をする.
- 碁盤の目 (ごばんのめ) is the set phrase for a grid street layout.
Memory aid
Picture it
Stone 石 underneath 其: the stones you set out, one by one, on the board.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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