tengen

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noun

The center point on a Go board.

“Opening at tengen is a sound strategy on a 9x9 board, but considered experimental in standard 19x19 Go.”

OriginJapanese 天元 →
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Meanings

nountengen (countable and uncountable, plural tengens)

plural tengens

  1. countableuncountablegoThe center point on a Go board.

    Opening at tengen is a sound strategy on a 9x9 board, but considered experimental in standard 19x19 Go.

Origin

  1. Japanese天元
  2. Englishtengen

Borrowed from Japanese 天元 (tengen).

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APA

tengen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tengen

MLA

“tengen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tengen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tengen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tengen.

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