碁盤
ごばん · goban · JLPT N1 · noun
Go board
⚫⚪ 碁 = Go game + 盤 = board, so goban is the Go board
The same 盤 appears in 将棋盤 (shogi board). 碁 names the game and 盤 names the board, so the word is literally game-board.
ごばん · goban · JLPT N1 · noun
Go board
⚫⚪ 碁 = Go game + 盤 = board, so goban is the Go board
The same 盤 appears in 将棋盤 (shogi board). 碁 names the game and 盤 names the board, so the word is literally game-board.