Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goban

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gob-an
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of gobang (“strategy game”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of gobang (“board for playing go”).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 碁盤 (goban).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 碁盤

Usage

Questions

What does goban mean?: Alternative form of gobang (“strategy game”).
Where does goban come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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