Meanings
- uncountablegoA lingering weakness in a player’s position in some part of the board, which may trouble them, especially by facilitating a later attack, by hampering their play there or by the effort required to repair it.
Synonyms: aji
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lingering weakness in a player’s position in some part of the board, which may trouble them, especially by facilitating a later attack, by hampering their play there or by the effort required to repair it.
Origin
- Japanese味
- Englishbad aji
From bad and Japanese 味 (aji), or perhaps directly from the Japanese expression 味が悪い (aji ga warui), literally “the flavour is bad”, i.e. “there is bad aji”.
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bad aji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20aji
“bad aji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20aji. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad aji,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20aji.
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