＊ 囲碁、碁 Go, geme of go
＊ 幽玄(yuugen) Mysterious Profundity
＊ 忘憂(bouyuu) Forgetting Sorrows
＊ 手談（syudan) Hand Talk, Hand Communication
＊ 上辺, the upper side
＊ 下辺, the lower side
＊ 左辺, the left side
＊ 右辺, the right side
＊ 隅, the corner
＊ liberty: 石の自由度（アキの数）
＊ string 連（つながっている石の群）
囲碁用語集 A～Z
A
agehama アゲハマ prisoner
ago あご
aji 味 aji, potential
ajikeshi 味消し ajikeshi
ajinokori 味残り
ajiwaru 味悪 bad aji, bad potential
akisankaku 空き三角empty triangle ＊ bad triangle
akisumi 空き隅 empty corner
anzen 安全 ＊ safe
atari アタリ atari ■アタリ(当て) atari(ate) atari ＊ check
（解説）threat to capture on the next move
（例１）This state in which one more move will capture a stone, is called 「atari」.
atekomi 当て込み ■アテコミ atekomi atekomi
（解説）to wedge between 2 enemy stones
atui 厚い ＊ thick
arasu ■荒らす lay waste to
B
bohshi 帽子 capping move ■ボウシ cap, capping move
C
chakushu 着手 move （例）Black played move 1, White played move 2;
the playres then continued playing alternatery.
chakusyukinshiten 着手禁止点 ＊Places Where you can't play.
chousei ■長生 long life
chuhban 中盤 chuban ■中盤 (chuuban) the middle game ＊Midgame
chuhgoguryu 中国流 Chinese opening ■中国流 (chuugokuryuu) the Chinese opening
D
dame ダメ neutral point ■ダメ dame, liberty, neutral point
damedumari ダメ詰まり shortage of liberties
dan ■段 dan
dango 団子
dangoisi ■団子石 clump of stones
degiri 出切り ■出切る (degiru) push and cut
F
furikawari フリカワリfurikawari ■trade(furikawari) ＊ trade, an exchange
furoshiki フロシキ
fuseki 布石 fuseki, opening ＊the opening ＊ opening game sequences
G
gaisei 外勢 outside influence
gankei 眼形 eye shape
geta ゲタ net ■げた(門) geta(geta) geta （解説）a type of capturing technique
goban ■碁盤 Go board ＊ １９路盤 19×19 board
（例） To play Go, you need a Go board and stones and bowls to put the stones in.
goisi ＊ Go stones
goke ■碁笥 Go bowl ＊ Go bowls
gokaku ■互角 equal
gokaisyo 碁会所, ＊Go salon,
gote 後手 gote ＊ a move not requiring an answer
gouchi 碁打ち go player
guzumi ■グズミ guzumi ＊ apex of an empty triangle
gyakuyose 逆寄せ reverse sente
H
hai 這い crawl
haichi ■配置 formation
haichaku ■敗着 losing move
hama ハマ prisoner ■ハマ captured stone
hamete ハメ手 trick move ＊ a trick play
hanaroku ■花六 hanaroku ＊ a killable 6 space eye shape
hane ハネ hane ＊ diagonal move on an enemy stone
hanekoroshi ■ハネ殺し Death in the hane
hanmku ■半目 half a point
hasami ハサミ pincer ＊ (play) the pincer, a pincer
（例） Perhaps the pincer would be more effective. ハサミの方が速いか,
hasamitsuke ■ハサミツケ clamp
hazama ハザマ
hiki 引き draw back
hiraki 開き、ヒラキ extension
honte 本手 the correct move ＊ honest move
hoshi ホシ、星 star point
I
ichigan 一眼 one eye
ichigoumasu 一合升carpenter's square
ikkyoku ■一局 a game
ikken ■一間 single space
ikkenbasami 一間バサミone space pincer
ikkenjimari 一間ジマリ ■一間シマリ ikkenshimari one-space corner enclosure
ikkentakabasami 一間高バサミ one space high pincer
ikkentakagakari 一間高ガカリ
ikkentobi 一間跳びone-point jump ■一間トビ one-space jump
ikkenbiraki ■一間ビラキ one-space extension
inunohana 犬の鼻
ishi ■石 stone
ishinoshita 石の下 under the stones
itachinoharaduke イタチの腹付け
itteyoseko 一手寄せ劫two step ko
iki ■生き iki living, alive
J
ji ■地 territory （例１）Your territory is the area surrounded by your stones.
（例２）In a word, Go is a game of taking territory. The side more territory wins.
jiwotoru ■地を取る to take territory
jiai 地あい
jigo ■ジゴ jigo ＊ a drawn game
jimoyo 地模様
jingasa 陣笠 jingasa, double empty triangle
joukyou ■状況 position
joban ■序盤 the opening ＊ the opening stage of the game
joouseki ■定石 joseki, a set sequence ＊定石, Joseki,
（例）The shape of his Joseki seems kind of outdated. 定石の型が古い,
K
kabe 壁 wall ■厚い atsui thick
kakari カカリ kakari ■カカリ approach move
＊カカリ, （例）approach, Approach at 5-3 5の三カカリ,
kake カケ
kakeme 欠け目 false eye
kaketsugi カケツギ open connection, hanging connection
■カケツギ diagonal connection ＊ Tiger's Mouth, hangging connection
kakoi 囲い enclosure
kakomu 囲む ＊ surround
kakuteiji 確定地 territory
kakuyoku 鶴翼
kamenoko 亀の甲 kamenoko
kanameishi 要石
kannonbiraki 観音開き kannon biraki, butterfly formation
karami カラミ
karui 軽い light
katachi 形 shape
katatsuki 肩ツキ shoulder hit
katatsugi ■堅ツギ solid connection ＊ solid connection
kachi ■勝ち win
kazoeru ■数える count
keima 桂馬、ケイマ keima knight's move ＊ a knight move
keimagake 桂馬ガケ
keimatsugi 桂馬ツギ
keisan ■計算 calculation
keisei ■形勢 the state of the game
keiseihandan 形勢判断 positional judgement
kentou ■検討 review
kiai 気合 ＊ fighting spirit
kifu 棋譜 game record
kikashi 利かし kikashi ■利かし forcing move
kiki 利き
kiri 切り cut
kirichigae 切り違えcross cut
kiryoku ■棋力 strength
kogeimagakari 小桂馬ガカリ ＊ a knight-approach
kogeimajimari,kogeimashimari 小桂馬ジマリ、
■小ゲイマジマリsmall-knight corner enclosure
koh,kou 劫 ko ＊（解説）(ko)repetitive capture position
kohdate,koudate 劫だて、コウダテ ko threat ("black played a ko threat")
kohzai 劫材 ko threat ("black has more ko threats than white")
koukaisyou ■コウ解消 finish off the ko
kouzokusyudan 後続手段 follow-up move
kokyuten 呼吸点 ＊ breathing space's , libety,libeties（複数形）
（例1）Let's look at this single Black stones. It exerts(radiates)energy in four points are
the 「breathing spaces」of the stone.
（例２）When all the 「breathing spaces」 of a stone have been filled in, that stone can no longer live; it is captured by the opponent.
kouten 交点 ＊ intersection （例）You play stones on the intersections.
kougo 交互 ＊ alternately （例）White and Black play alternately.
komakai ■こまかい be close
komi コミ komi ＊ compensation points
komidasi コミ出し
komigakari コミガカリ
komoku three-four-point,(3-4 point) 小目
（例） 右上隅小目 the upper right corner 、右下隅小目 the lower right corner
konadare 小ナダレsmall avalanche joseki
korigatachi overconcentrated shape 凝り形
kosumi コスミ kosumi ■コスミ diagonal move ＊ Connections Diagonal
（例）Is he waiting for me to play the diagonal? コスム手を待っている？
kosumitsuke コスミツケ
korosu ■殺す to kill
kozaru 小ザル
kuroban ■黒番 black ＊Black to play,Black's turn, Black's move
kurumanoatooshi 車の後押しpushing from behind
kyuba 急場 urgent point
kyuusyo ■急所 vital point ＊急所, the key point,
（例）Did you recognize that this was the key point?ここが急所だってわかった？
M
magatachi 眼形 eye shape
mage マゲ turn, turning move ■曲がり turn
make ■負け lose
makemashita 負けましたI resign
mannenkoh 万年劫 a thousand year ko
manego まね碁 mimic go
meijin 名人
me,moku ■目 point （例）Black has seven points. White has territory in two places, totalling four points. That means Black has won the game by three points.
me ■眼 eye
mearimenashi 目あり目なし mearimenashi, one eye versus no eye
miai 見合い miai
mimi 耳
mokuhazushi 目ハズシthe five-three point
motare モタレ leaning attack
moyo,moyou 模様 moyo ＊ frame work, a large territorial framework
mukoh 無劫
N
nageba 投げ場
nageru 投げる to resign
nakate 中手nakade ("a five point nakade") ■中手 (nakade) nakade,
（解説）placement reducing a group to one eye
nidanbane 二段バネdouble hane
nidankoh 二段劫 two stage ko
nigan 二眼 two eyes
nigeru 逃げる ＊ connect（一子の石を逃げる・一般の方の動画）,
run （一線のアタリを逃げる）
nigiri ニギリ ■にぎり nigiri ＊process of deciding who plays black
nikenshimari ■二間シマリ two-space corner enclosure
nikenbasami 二間バサミtwo space pincer
nikenbiraki 二間ビラキtwo space extension
nikentakabasami 二間高バサミ two space high pincer
nikentakagakari 二間高ガカリ
nikentobi ■二間トビ two-space jump
nimokunoatama 二目のアタマ play on the head of two stones
nirensei 二連星 nirensei
nobi ノビ ■ノビ extend
nozoki ノゾキ peep
nurui ■ぬるい slack
O
oogeima ■大ゲイマ large knight's move ＊ Large keima
oogeimagakari大ゲイマがかり, ＊ The Large Knight approach, , , ,
ohgeimagakari 大桂馬ガカリ
ohgeimajimari ■大ゲイマシマリ oogeimashimari large knight's corner enclosure
ooba ■大場 a big point
ohnadare 大ナダレlarge avalanche
ohnakakonaka 大中小中
ohshu 応手 response
ohtakamoku 大高目
ohzaru 大ザル large monkey jump
oiotoshi 追い落とし oiotoshi * connect-and-die, capturing after continuous ataris
oki 置き placement
okigo 置き碁 handicap go ■置碁 handicap game
okiishi 置き石 handicap stone
oku ■置く put
omoi 重い heavy
osae オサエ block
osu 押す push
owa オワ
owari ■終わり finish
P
poka ポカ a blunter
ponnuki ポン抜きponnuki ＊ a single stone captured by 4 stones
R
renzoko ■連続 connection
rentaku ■連絡 connection
risoukei 理想形 ＊ an ideal shape
ryoatari 両アタリdouble atari
ryogakari 両ガカリdouble kakari ■両ガカリ double approach move
ryogarami 両ガラミ
ryogote 両後手
ryokoh 両劫
ryosente 両先手 double sente ■両先手 double-sente
S
sabaki サバキ ■さばき settling a group
sagari サガリ descend ■さがり descent ＊descending,
（例） Black descending here is a good move. 黒のサガリが好手。
sangenbasami 三間バサミthree space pincer
sangenbiraki 三間ビラキthree space extension
sankoh 三劫 triple ko
sanrensei 三連星 sanrensei
sansan 三々 the three three point(3-3 point)
sarusuberi サルスベリmonkey jump
seimoku 井目 nine stone handicap game ■星目 nine stones
seimokufuhrin 井目風鈴a 13 stone handicap
seki セキ seki ■セキ stalemate(seki) ☆Mutual Life
sekitohshibori 石塔シボリtwo stone edge squeeze
seiryoku 勢力 ＊ influence
sente 先手 sente, initiative ＊ initiative move requiring an answer
setsudan ■切断 cut off
semeai ■攻め合い a capturing race
semeru ■攻める attack
shibori シボリ squeeze ■絞る squeeze
shicho シチョウladder
shichoatari シチョウアタリ ladder breaker , a ladder break
shidougo 指導碁, ＊ a teaching game,
（例）I want(ed) him to play a teaching game with me.指導碁をお願いしたいんだけど,
shimari シマリ corner enclosure
shini ■死に dead
sinigatachi ■死に形 dead shapes
shinogi シノギ saving an endangered group of stones
shitate 下手 the weaker player
shiroban ■白番 White to play, White's turn
shuuban ＊ Endgame
shuhsaku-ryuh 秀策流
sobakoh ソバ劫 local ko threat, adjacent ko
sotoduke 外ヅケ
suberi スベリ ■スベる slide
sujiwaru 筋悪 threat bad style
sumi ■隅 corner
suminomagarishimoku 隅の曲がり四目 dead four in the corner
susoaki スソ空き"it is open on the side"
suteishi 捨て石 sacrifice stones ■捨て石 sacrificing a stone
syuukyoku ■終局 the end of the game
syuuban ■終盤 endgame
T
tagaisen 互先 an even game ■互先 even game ＊互い戦, play even,
(例）We're going to play even, right? 互い戦で良いよね？
taikyoku ■対局 game
taiseki 大石 big group, large group
taisha 大斜 the taisha joseki
takamoku 高目 the five-four point
takefu タケフ bamboo ■タケフ bamboo joint
tane ishi タネ石 cutting stones
tanukinoharatsudumi タヌキの腹ツヅミ
te 手 move ＊第一手, opening (first) move,
（例）What's our opening move? 一手目は？,
teai 手合い game
teaiwari 手合割 handicap
teaichigai 手合い違い
tecchu 鉄柱 iron pillar
tedomari 手止まり
tejun 手順 order of moves, sequence of moves ■手順 order of moves, timing
teire ■手入れ adding a reinforcement
tengen 天元 tengen, center star point ■天元 center point, tengen
tengunotakaashida 天狗の高足駄
tenkakikazu 天下利かず
tenuki 手抜き play tenuki, stay away ■手抜き tenuki, switching elsewhere
＊ play elsewhere
tesuji 手筋 tesuji ■手筋 tesuji, a clever move
tewari 手割り tewari
tobi 飛び jump
tohchika トーチカ pill box enclosure
tohryo 投了 resign ■投了 (touryou)resign
tokkuri トックリ
tori ＊ capture
torikaeshi 取り返し ＊recapture （例）White can't immediately 「recaputure」.=ko
torikake 取り掛け
tsugi ツギ connection, solid connection
tsuke ツケ attach ■ツケ attachment, contact play
tsukegiri ツケ切り
tsukekoshi ツケコシcutting across the knight's move
tsukenobi ツケノビattach and extend ■ツケノビ the attach-and-extend
tsukeosae ツケオサエattach and block
tsukiatari ツキアタリ ＊ bump
tsume ツメ
tsumego 詰め碁 life and death problem ■詰碁 life-and-death problems
tyakusyukinsiten 着手禁止点 suicide rule
＊詰め碁, Tsume Go problems.
tsunagi ツナギ connect
tsurunosugomori 鶴の巣篭りthe crane's nest
U
uchidome 打ち止め
uchiduke 内ヅケ
uchikake 打ち掛け
uchikaki 打ち欠き ＊ throw-in
uchikomi 打ち込みuchikomi ■打ち込み invasion
uke ウケ respond
umanokao 馬の顔
umebachi 梅鉢
usui 薄い thin
utu 打つ ＊ play （例）play stones, （置くput）, played move
uttegaeshi ウッテガエシ snap back ■ウッテガエシ snapback
uwate 上手 the stronger player
W
warikomi 割り込み ■割り込み wedge ＊ splitting move
wariuchi 割り打ちsplitting move, wedging move ■割り打ち a splitting move
waruikatachi ■悪い形 a bad shape
watari ワタリ connect ＊ bridge under
Y
yoikatachi ■良い形 good shape
yoite or iite ■良い手 good move
yomi 読み reading
yomikiri 読み切りread out, read out to the end
yose ヨセ yose, endgame ＊ the end game
yosekoh ヨセ劫 indirect ko, multi step ko ■ヨセコウ an approach-move ko
yosumi 四隅
yosumi 様子見 ＊ probe
yuusei ■優勢 leading, winning
yurumi ■緩み slack play
yurumishicho ゆるみシチョウ loose ladder
Z
zarugo ザル碁 duffer go
zokusuji ■俗筋 crude style