Word details

爛柯

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 爛柯.

Dictionary

Entry

爛柯らんかNoun
1

Formal or literary term

go (board game)

2

From a Chinese legend about a man who watches a game of go for so long that the handle of his axe rots away

being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time; being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

be sore, inflamed, bleary, fester

21 strokes

On

ラン

Kun

ただ.れる

handle

9 strokes

On

Kun

ふる

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