tengen
noun
tengen is spelled T-E-N-G-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tengen means “The center point on a Go board” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tengen is tengens.
How many letters and syllables are in tengen?
| Letters | 6: T-E-N-G-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tengen?
Tengen appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of tengen
- tengens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tengen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The center point on a Go board.
Opening at tengen is a sound strategy on a 9x9 board, but considered experimental in standard 19x19 Go.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tengen come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 天元 (tengen).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).