Many of these terms are from a jargon used for technical Go writing and are to some extent specially developed for Go journalism. This article gives an overview of the most important terms.Īlthough Go originated in China, the current English and Western technical vocabulary borrows a high proportion of terms from the Japanese language because it was through Japan that the West was introduced to Go. Many of these terms have been borrowed from Japanese, mostly when no short equivalent English term could be found. Such technical terms are likely to be encountered in books and articles about Go in English as well as other languages. Players of the game of Go often use jargon to describe situations on the board and surrounding the game.
