碁

ご · go · JLPT N3 · noun

go

⚫⚪ 碁 = 其 (sound) + 石 stone: the game played with stones

The bottom part 石 means stone, because Go is played with black and white stones. The top part 其 gives the sound. The English name Go comes from this Japanese reading, ご.

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