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オカメハチモク
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation
Expression
2. onlookers see more of the game than the players do;
(lit.)
people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
Alt. forms
岡
おか
目
め
八
はち
目
もく
おかめはちもく
傍
おか
目
め
八
はち
目
もく
オカメハチモク
Pitch accent
オ
カメハチ
モク
Composed of
オカメ
looking on from the side; looking on by an outsider
ハチ
eight; 8
モク
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)