See also: 后手

Chinese edit

 
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (後手)
simp. (后手)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

後手

  1. room for manoeuvre
  2. (chess) defensive position

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 1

Noun edit

()() (gote

  1. (go) Not having the initiative; moving last in an area; responding to the opponent's threats.
  2. (go) A move that causes one to lose the initiative.
  3. (go) A position where one or both players have such a move.
  4. (shogi) The second player.

Antonyms edit