本因坊
ほんいんぼう Hon'inbō; Honinbo
Why it means this
The name of a Kyoto temple lodging where a great 16th-century go player lived; now go's oldest title.
Breakdown
- 本 もと book, present, main
- 因 イン cause, factor, be associated with
- 坊 ボウ boy, priest's residence, priest
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