Etymology

kinjite

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Today it means: A foul or forbidden move. Full definition →

Japanese 禁じ手
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from禁じ手
  2. English todaykinjite

Borrowed from Japanese 禁じ手 (kinjite), from 禁じる (kinjiru, “to forbid”) + 手 (te, “hand”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.