bad aji

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms
  1. aji (may also refer to other latent possibilities)
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