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From bad and Japanese (aji), or perhaps directly from the Japanese expression 悪い (aji ga warui), literally “the flavour is bad”, i.e. “there is bad aji”.

Noun edit

bad aji (uncountable)

  1. (go) A lingering weakness in a player’s position in some part of the board, which may trouble them, especially by facilitating a later attack, by hampering their play there or by the effort required to repair it.
    Synonym: aji (may also refer to other latent possibilities)