joseki

English

Etymology

From Japanese 定石 (jōseki), literally 定 set + 石 stone.

Noun

joseki (plural josekis or joseki)

1. (go) A studied and standardized sequence of moves in game of Go, especially at a corner of the board, in the opening phase of a game. Joseki have a variety of outcomes and can be beneficial or detrimental based on the situation. However, Joseki theoretically include the best moves locally for each player.

Related terms

• fuseki

Translations

a studied and standardized sequence of moves in game of Go

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定式 (zh) (dìngshì)

• Finnish: joseki
• Japanese: 定石 (ja) (jōseki)

Anagrams

• Osijek