Japanese

たいきょく
Meaning: game; match (of board games like Go or Shogi)
Part of Speech: Noun, Suru verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 対局

Handwriting

対
局

Example sentences

The master's match has begun.
将棋の盤を囲んで対局が始まった。
The game started around the Shogi board.
将棋の対局で、持ち時間を使い切ってしまった。
In the Shogi match, I used up all my allotted time.
初心者と将棋を指すときは、駒落ちで対局することが多い。
When playing shogi with a beginner, one often plays with a handicap.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to playing a game of Go, Shogi, or sometimes chess.

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