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    3. 本因坊

    本因坊

    本ほん因いん坊ぼう

    Hon'inbō

    KMT5News #6+1NounCulture & TraditionsGamesKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ほんいんぼう

    Noun

    1.
    Hon'inbō, Honinbo, grandmaster
    go

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは囲い碁ごの本ほん因いん坊ぼう戦せんで優ゆう勝しょうした。

    He won the Honinbo title in Go.

    KMT4GamesCulture & Traditions
    本ほん因いん坊ぼうは、囲い碁ご界かいで最もっとも権けん威いあるタイトルのひとつです。

    Honinbo is one of the most prestigious titles in the world of Go.

    KMT5GamesCulture & Traditions
    若わかき棋き士しが本ほん因いん坊ぼうに挑ちょう戦せんし、歴れき史し的てきな対たい局きょくが期き待たいされている。

    A young Go player is challenging the Honinbo, and a historic match is anticipated.

    KMT6GamesCulture & Traditions
    歴れき代だいの本ほん因いん坊ぼうたちは、囲い碁ごの歴れき史しにその名なを刻きざんできた。

    The successive Honinbo titleholders have carved their names into the history of Go.

    KMT7GamesHistoryCulture & Traditions
    本ほん因いん坊ぼう秀しゅう策さくは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの囲い碁ごの黄おう金ごん期きを築きずいた偉いい大だいな棋き士しとして知しられている。

    Honinbo Shusaku is known as a great Go player who built the golden age of Go during the Edo period.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsGamesHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    因
    よ.る・ちな.む…(2)
    cause・factor・be associated with・depend on・be limited to
    坊
    boy・priest's residence・priest
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