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本因坊

Běn yīn fāng

3-character word

What 本因坊 means

1. Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940)
2. title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)

The characters in 本因坊

• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
• 因yīncause; reason; because
• 坊fānglane (usually as part of a street name); memorial archway

Words starting with 本因坊

• 本因坊秀策Běn yīn fāng Xiù cèHoninbo Shusaku (1829–1862), Japanese professional Go player, regarded as one of the…

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