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碁

ご

go (board game of capturing territory)

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Examples

  1. 祖父は碁がとても強い。

    そふはごがとてもつよい。

    My grandfather is a very strong go player.

  2. 碁を打つことが一番の気晴らしだ。

    ごをうつことがいちばんのきばらしだ。

    Playing go is my favourite pastime.

  3. 父は毎週日曜日に友人と碁を打ちに出かけます。

    ちちはまいしゅうにちようびにゆうじんとごをうちにでかけます。

    Every Sunday my father goes out to play go with a friend.

Common patterns

碁を打つ
to play go
囲碁
the game of go (full name)
碁盤
a go board

Memory tip

You 打つ go (you place the stone), you 指す shogi, and you する chess — the verb is fixed by the game. The full name of 碁 is 囲碁.

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