Word Meaning 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ

ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ go ni korutooya no shi ni me ni awanu

碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ is read as ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ (go ni korutooya no shi ni me ni awanu) and means if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed.

Meaning

English

if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed

Reading

Kana

ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ

Romaji

go ni korutooya no shi ni me ni awanu

Writing Variants

碁に凝ると親の死に目に会わぬ ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ go ni korutooya no shi ni me ni awanu

Stroke Sequence

14 Characters • 84 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

碁盤目状

ごばんめじょう

tessellated

碁盤目

ごばんめ

square (on a go board)

碁盤の目

ごばんのめ

intersection on a go board

親項目

おやこうもく

main entry (in dictionary)

相碁井目

あいごせいもく

in every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial

親の欲目

おやのよくめ

parents' partiality for their children

ここで逢ったが百年目

ここであったがひゃくねんめ

at last your time has come

碁会所

ごかいじょ

commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)

碁

ご

go (board game)

碁盤

ごばん

Go board

碁打ちに時なし

ごうちにときなし

go players have no concept of time (being so engrossed in the game)

碁打鳥飼い馬鹿の中

ごうちとりかいばかのうち

go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)