本因坊

Traditional form:

本因坊

Pinyin (reading):

Běnyīnfāng

Definitions:

• Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940)
• title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 因 - cause, reason; by; because
• 坊 - neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 因 - cause, reason; by; because
• 坊 - neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill