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    3. 定石

    定石

    定じょう石せき

    standard practice

    KMT10News #38+1NounGamesKanji Vocab13 strokes

    じょうせき

    Noun

    1.
    standard practice, playing by the book, established tactic, formula
    2.
    joseki (jōseki), standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
    go

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    囲い碁ごの定じょう石せきを学まなぶ。

    Learn the joseki of Go.

    KMT8Games
    ビジネスにおける成せい功こうの定じょう石せきは、顧こ客きゃくのニーズを理り解かいすることだ。

    The standard practice for success in business is to understand customer needs.

    KMT10GamesBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは定じょう石せきを破やぶり、独どく自じの戦せん略りゃくで勝しょう利りを収おさめた。

    He broke from standard practice and achieved victory with his own strategy.

    KMT10GamesWork & Career
    この局きょく面めんでは、定じょう石せき通どおりの手てを選えらぶのが最もっとも安あん全ぜんだ。

    In this situation, choosing the move according to joseki is the safest.

    KMT10Games
    問もん題だい解かい決けつの定じょう石せきとして、まずは現げん状じょう分ぶん析せきから始はじめる。

    As an established tactic for problem-solving, one first starts with current situation analysis.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    定
    さだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.か…(3)
    determine・fix・establish・decide
    石
    いし…(9)
    stone
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