tesuji

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noun

A skilful move to achieve a tactical objective

“I found a tesuji to save my group.”

OriginJapanese 手筋 →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nountesuji (plural tesuji)
  1. goboard gamesA skilful move to achieve a tactical objective

    I found a tesuji to save my group.

    1 more example

    The belly tesuji gives Black the tempo to play 3, and then he can capture a total of eight white stones with 5.

    1975, James Davies, Tesuji (Elementary Go Series), Ishi Press, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Japanese手筋
  2. Englishtesuji

From Japanese 手筋 (tesuji).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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