"後手" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡo̞te̞] Forms: 後手 [canonical] (ruby: 後(ご), 手(て)), gote [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ごて}} 後(ご)手(て) • (gote)
  1. (go) Not having the initiative; moving last in an area; responding to the opponent's threats.
    Sense id: en-後手-ja-noun-oY8AL4aC Categories (other): Go, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 18 30 4 11 11 2 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 19 23 3 17 14 2 4 14 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 5 15 19 12 5 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 6 10 17 16 6 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 24 6 13 18 16 6 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 24 6 14 18 15 6 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 5 13 15 17 7 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 41 10 21 28
  2. (go) A move that causes one to lose the initiative.
    Sense id: en-後手-ja-noun-AxEyVrhm Categories (other): Go
  3. (go) A position where one or both players have such a move.
    Sense id: en-後手-ja-noun-HndS3pSu Categories (other): Go, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 19 23 3 17 14 2 4 14
  4. (shogi) The second player.
    Sense id: en-後手-ja-noun-cT5oa5cn Categories (other): Shogi, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 19 23 3 17 14 2 4 14 Topics: board-games, games, shogi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟ɕiɾo̞de̞] Forms: 後手 [canonical] (ruby: 後(うしろ), 手(で)), ushirode [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|うしろで}} 後(うしろ)手(で) • (ushirode)
  1. the rear part or direction of something; the back side; also, a person's appearance from behind
    Sense id: en-後手-ja-noun-gVteBbhx Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 21 12 5 9 30 12 11
  2. placing or clasping hands behind one's back
    Sense id: en-後手-ja-noun-YxRlGL4C
  3. a historical way of ritual hand-clapping (柏(かしわ)手(で) (kashiwade)) performed with hands behind the back or while facing backward
    Sense id: en-後手-ja-noun-N1MN4JYk Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 19 23 3 17 14 2 4 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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