劫 | Japanese meaning

劫【こう】

Frequency rank: – (for form こう: 237.)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

kalpa (eon, aeon)only applies to こう and ごうBuddhism
ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stonesword usually written using kana aloneusu. コウ

Forms

劫【こう】【ごう】【コウ】
こうFrequency rank: 237.
ごう
コウFrequency rank: 6,901. – 6,911.

Generated definitions (experimental)

kalpa (eon, aeon)

This meaning refers to a vast period of time, often used in religious or philosophical contexts to describe an era or cycle of existence.

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When we think about the history of the universe, it's important to understand the scale of time referred to as kalpa.

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In Buddhist teachings, it is said that reincarnation happens within the cycles of kalpa.

ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones

This meaning is a technical term used in the game of Go to describe a situation where the same stones can be captured and recaptured indefinitely.

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In a Go game, when a ko occurs, it is necessary to handle it carefully.

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When a ko persists, it becomes difficult to progress in the game.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to cause a kalpa (eon)the concept of kalpato endure a kalpainfinity of kalpasthe cycle of kalpasto overlap kalpastime within a kalpaboundary of a kalpaprogression of a kalpateachings of the kalpa

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう（こうコウ　ぶっきょう仏教ようご用語きごう）きわめて極めてながい長いうちゅうろん宇宙論てき的なじかん時間のたんい単位．.さんすくりっとサンスクリットのかるぱカルパきごう(かlぱkalpaकल्पきごう)のおんしゃ音写もじ文字きごう「こう劫は波きごう（こう劫ひ簸きごう）きごう」をしょうりゃく省略したもの．.
きごう（こうコウきごう）いご囲碁において、こうごに交互にあいてがた相手方のいし石いちこ一個をとりかえし取り返しえる得るかたち形．.つうじょう通常はきごう「こうコウきごう」とひょうき表記する．.

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1. じゅげむ寿限無、じゅげむ寿限無、。

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