Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tengen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
ten-gen
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The center point on a Go board.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 天元 (tengen).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tengens (plural)

Phrases

star point

Frequently Paired Words

star point

Questions

What does tengen mean?
The center point on a Go board.
Where does tengen come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce tengen

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