Editing List of Go terms (section)

== Use of Japanese terms ==
Although Go originated in [[China]], the current [[English language|English]] and Western technical vocabulary borrows a high proportion of terms from the [[Japanese language]] because it was through [[Japan]] that the [[Western world|West]] was introduced to [[Go (game)|Go]].

Many of these terms are from a [[jargon]] used for technical Go writing and are to some extent specially developed for Go journalism. 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.

A few [[Korean language|Korean-language]] terms have come into use (e.g., ''haengma'' as a way of describing the development of stones).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://senseis.xmp.net/?Haengma | author = [[Sensei's Library]] | title = Haengma | access-date = 2008-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://senseis.xmp.net/?Haengma%2FDiscussion | author = Sensei's Library | title = Haengma Discussion | access-date = 2008-05-08}}</ref>