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Go is played worldwide and most English terms are borrowed from Japanese. This table maps the
core vocabulary across English · Japanese · Korean · Chinese so you can navigate material —
and search sites — in any of the four languages.
Format: English — 日本語 (rōmaji) — 한국어 (rom.) — 中文 (pīnyīn)
Corrections welcome via issue/PR. Korean/Chinese romanizations are approximate.
The game & equipment
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Go / the game
囲碁 igo
바둑 baduk
围棋 wéiqí
Stone
石 ishi
돌 dol
棋子 qízǐ
Board
碁盤 goban
바둑판 badukpan
棋盘 qípán
Move / a play
手 te
수 su
手 shǒu
Point (of territory)
目 moku
집 jip
目 mù
Basic actions & status
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Liberty
ダメ dame
활로 hwallo
气 qì
Atari (one liberty left)
アタリ atari
단수 dansu
打吃 dǎchī
Capture
取り tori
따냄 ttanaem
提子 tízǐ
Connect
継ぎ tsugi
잇기 itgi
连 lián
Cut
切り kiri
끊음 kkeuneum
断 duàn
Ko
コウ kō
패 pae
劫 jié
Sente (initiative)
先手 sente
선수 seonsu
先手 xiānshǒu
Gote (loss of initiative)
後手 gote
후수 husu
后手 hòushǒu
Tenuki (play elsewhere)
手抜き tenuki
손뺌 sonppaem
脱先 tuōxiān
Life & death
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Life and death
死活 shikatsu
사활 sahwal
死活 sǐhuó
Life-and-death problem
詰碁 tsumego
사활문제 sahwal munje
死活题 sǐhuótí
Eye
目／眼 me
눈 nun
眼 yǎn
False eye
欠け目 kakeme
거짓눈 geojinnun
假眼 jiǎyǎn
Seki (mutual life)
セキ seki
빅 bik
双活 shuānghuó
Vital point
急所 kyūsho
급소 geupso
要点 yàodiǎn
Nakade (killing shape)
ナカデ nakade
궁도 gungdo
中手 zhōngshǒu
Shape & influence
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Shape
形 katachi
모양 moyang
棋形 qíxíng
Good / bad shape
好形 kōkei / 愚形 gukei
좋은·나쁜 모양
好形 / 愚形 yúxíng
Thickness / influence
厚み atsumi
두터움 duteoum
厚势 hòushì
Framework (large moyo)
模様 moyō
세력 seryeok
模样 móyàng
Aji (latent potential)
味 aji
뒷맛 dwinmat
余味 yúwèi
Tesuji (skillful move)
手筋 tesuji
맥 maek
手筋 shǒujīn
Hane
ハネ hane
젖힘 jeojhim
扳 bān
Extend (nobi)
伸び nobi
뻗음 ppeodeum
长 cháng
One-space jump
一間跳び ikken-tobi
한칸뜀 hankan-ttwim
单关跳 dānguāntiào
Knight's move (keima)
ケイマ keima
날일자 nal-ilja
飞 fēi
Opening, joseki & corner
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Opening (whole-board)
布石 fuseki
포석 poseok
布局 bùjú
Joseki (corner pattern)
定石 jōseki
정석 jeongseok
定式 dìngshì
3-4 point
小目 komoku
소목 somok
小目 xiǎomù
4-4 star point
星 hoshi
화점 hwajeom
星位 xīngwèi
3-3 point
三々 san-san
삼삼 samsam
三三 sānsān
Approach
カカリ kakari
걸침 geolchim
挂 guà
Pincer
挟み hasami
협공 hyeopgong
夹 jiā
Extension
開き hiraki
벌림 beollim
拆 chāi
Big point
大場 ōba
큰곳 keungot
大场 dàchǎng
Fighting
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Capturing race
攻め合い semeai
수상전 susangjeon
对杀 duìshā
Invasion
打ち込み uchikomi
침입 chimip
打入 dǎrù
Reduction
消し keshi
삭감 sakgam
浅消 qiǎnxiāo
Sabaki (light settling)
捌き sabaki
사바키 sabaki
腾挪 téngnuó
Attack
攻め seme
공격 gonggyeok
攻击 gōngjī
Ladder
シチョウ shichō
축 chuk
征 zhēng
Net (geta)
ゲタ geta
장문 jangmun
枷 jiā
Endgame & counting
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Endgame
ヨセ yose
끝내기 kkeutnaegi
官子 guānzǐ
Counting / scoring
計算 keisan
계가 gyega
点目 diǎnmù
Double sente
両先手 ryō-sente
양선수 yang-seonsu
双先 shuāngxiān
Rank, result & rules
English
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Kyu (student rank)
級 kyū
급 geup
级 jí
Dan (master rank)
段 dan
단 dan
段 duàn
Komi
コミ komi
덤 deom
贴目 tiēmù
Handicap
置き碁 okigo
접바둑 jeopbaduk
让子 ràngzǐ
Resign
投了 tōryō
불계 bulgye
认输 rènshū
Draw (jigo)
持碁 jigo
빅碁
和棋 héqí
Handy search terms by language
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