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tengen

tengen noun: the center point on a Go board.

tengen: the center point on a Go board
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Noun

tengen (countable and uncountable, plural tengens)

  1. (go) The center point on a Go board.
    • Opening at tengen is a sound strategy on a 9x9 board, but considered experimental in standard 19x19 Go.

Forms of tengen

pluraltengens

Origin of tengen

Borrowed from Japanese 天元 (tengen).

Questions about tengen

What does tengen mean?
Tengen means the center point on a Go board.
What part of speech is tengen?
Tengen is a noun.
What is the plural of tengen?
The plural of tengen is tengens.

Words near tengen in the dictionary

  1. Tengchow
  2. Tengchung
  3. tenge
  4. tengellid
  5. tengellids
  6. tengen
  7. tengens
  8. Tenger
  9. tengerite
  10. tengerites
  11. tenges

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