寄せ

よせ
Alternative readings: ヨセ
Frequency:
1

The endgame in games like go or shogi; the final stage where players make moves to expand territory or reduce the opponent's score.

NounGo (Game)ShogiUsually Kana

Examples

囲碁では、ヨセで一目を争うことが勝敗を分けることがある。

In go, fighting over one point in the yose can decide the outcome.

プロはヨセで小さな差を確実に取っていく。

Professional players reliably gain small advantages in the yose.

2

Gathering or collecting; used as a suffix in compounds to indicate gathering or collecting (e.g., -gathered, -grouped, as in yosegaki or yoseatsume).

Noun (Suffix)

Examples

卒業式にクラスのみんなで寄せ書きをした。

We made a group autograph message for the graduation ceremony.

このチームは寄せ集めで、練習時間もほとんどない。

This team is a ragtag group gathered together and hardly has practice time.

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