gomoku

Questions

What does gomoku mean?

An abstract strategy board game, played with pieces from the game go (black and white stones) on a go board with 19×19 intersections, or as a paper-and-pencil game. The winner is the first player to achieve an unbroken sequence of five of their pieces in a row, a column or a diagonal.

Where does gomoku come from?

It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce gomoku

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “gomoku”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “gomoku”.
4. Repeat and practice — Say “gomoku” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.