Etymology

byoyomi

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Today it means: A system of time control in some board games, especially go and shogi, in which the player is assigned a number of additional periods (of a fixed time per move) when their initial allotted time runs out. Full definition →

Japanese 秒読み
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from秒読み
  2. English todaybyoyomi

Borrowed from Japanese 秒読み (byōyomi).

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