"bad aji" meaning in English

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Noun

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”. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bad}} bad, {{bor|en|ja|味|tr=aji}} Japanese 味 (aji), {{l|ja|味}} 味, {{l|ja|が}} が, {{l|ja|悪い}} 悪い Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Aji (Go) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Go Synonyms: aji
    Sense id: en-bad_aji-en-noun-TC458bB9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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