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急所 [ichi1,news2,nf40]
きゅうしょ [ichi1,news2,nf40]
1. [n]
▶ vital part (of the body)
▶ tender spot
▶ weak point
▶ vitals
2. [n]
▶ key point
▶ essential point
▶ crux (of a problem)
▶ heart (of a matter)
3. [n] [col]
▶ male crotch (as a target in fighting)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1682170 金的 3. male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
4. [n] {go (game)}
▶ vital point
▶ critical place to make a move
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2867148 敵の急所は我が急所【てきのきゅうしょはわがきゅうしょ】 1. the enemy's key point is yours



History:
4. A 2025-09-06 23:39:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
There was an overlooked correction to the reading of the other 急所 entry.
3. A* 2025-09-02 12:46:56  Adrian Grana Nunes <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZNC1g0yU7o (at 5 seconds in he clearly says きゅうしょ and he is a 5 dan professional go player from Japan)
  Comments:
I am not sure きゅうじょ is really a thing and I need some  references for that else the other entry for きゅうじょ should be deleted.
  Diff:
@@ -35,0 +36,6 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<field>&go;</field>
+<gloss>vital point</gloss>
+<gloss>critical place to make a move</gloss>
+</sense>
2. A 2017-09-13 09:13:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-09-05 11:16:00  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, ウィズダム和英辞典
  Comments:
Best not to lead with a plural gloss.
No idea where "secret" came from.
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18,3 @@
+<gloss>vital part (of the body)</gloss>
+<gloss>tender spot</gloss>
+<gloss>weak point</gloss>
@@ -19 +21,0 @@
-<gloss>tender spot</gloss>
@@ -23,2 +25 @@
-<gloss>key (of a problem)</gloss>
-<gloss>crux</gloss>
+<gloss>key point</gloss>
@@ -26 +27,2 @@
-<gloss>secret</gloss>
+<gloss>crux (of a problem)</gloss>
+<gloss>heart (of a matter)</gloss>
@@ -30 +32 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1682170">金的</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1682170">金的・3</xref>

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