popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) go (game) fishing suffix
- hit
- success
- guess, prediction
- affability, friendliness
- sensation, touch
- bruise (on fruit)
- situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move
- bite (of a fish on a hook), strike
- per, each
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb mahjong go (game) suffix
- to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
- to sever (connections, ties)
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect
- to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)
- to open (something sealed)
- to start
- to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- to reduce, to decrease, to discount
- to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain
- to cross, to traverse
- to criticize sharply
- to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
- to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut
- to shuffle (cards)
- to discard a tile
- to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate
- to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- to trump
- to cut (the connection between two groups)
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
- to do completely, to finish doing
- to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ...
- to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly
popular noun noun (generic) go (game) usually written using kana alone prefix
- living, being alive
- freshness, liveliness, vitality
- situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps
- stet (proofreading), leave as-is
- damned
popular go (game) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game, opening moves
- preparations, preparatory steps, arrangements, (laying the) groundwork (for)
popular irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) go (game)
- vacant land, unoccupied ground, empty lot
- empty point
popular shogi go (game) noun noun (generic)
- sealed move, next move written down and kept sealed in an envelope until the game is resumed the following day
- forbidden maneuver (in sumo, martial arts, etc.), forbidden technique
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb go (game)
- (formal) meeting with a view to marriage, interview with a prospective spouse
- correspondence, balance
- two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
popular noun noun (generic) go (game) linguistics
- crossing, passage, transit
- importing, import
- wandering, wanderer
- migration
- contact, relations, negotiations
- connection
- glide
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb go (game)
- omitting crucial steps, cutting corners, skimping
- intentional negligence
- tenuki, making a move which is not a direct counter to one's opponent's last move
popular noun noun (generic) go (game)
- texture (cloth, fabric, paper)
- market tone, undertone
- balance between the position of white and black stones