ko.
A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
Meaning & usage
A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
Black gets an easy game by just filling the ko.
ko fight
Black wins the ko easily.
a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone
Black recaptures the ko and white has to find another ko threat.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 劫 (kō).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.