Appendix:Go jargon

Use of Japanese terms
Although Go almost certainly originated in China, the current English and Western technical vocabulary borrows a high proportion of terms from the Japanese language because it was through Japan that Go was introduced to Western culture.

Many of these terms are from a jargon used for technical go writing and to some extent specially developed for go journalism; in some cases the technical meaning of a word may differ from a dictionary meaning coming from ordinary usage. Some authors of English-language go materials avoid use of Japanese technical terms, and the way they are applied can differ in subtle ways from the original meanings.