碁
ご
go
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 84 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
碁 is the kanji for "Go (board game)". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is ご (go). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Go (board game)
Also : Go game
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Readings
onご/ go
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
其石
Example Sentences
彼らは碁盤を囲んで対戦した。
かれらはごばんをかこんでたいせんした。
They competed around the Go board.
彼は碁を打つのが得意だ。
かれはごをうつのがとくいだ。
He is good at playing Go.
Vocabulary using 碁
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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