本因坊

本

běn

因

yi̅n

坊

fa̅ng

Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940) / title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)

Characters and words in 本因坊

本

běn = b + (e)n3

root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

本 = 一 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.

因

囙

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

old variant of 因[yin1]

因

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

cause / reason / because

因 = 囗 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: the close reasoner René Descartes.

因 = 囗 + 大 : In front of the encampment, René Descartes, Maud Younger and a robot a starting a big rave. The robot sits inside a big box and is the master of ceremony, while René and Maud are dancing on the square. They started this rave to collect money for a good cause.

坊

fa̅ng = f + ang1

surname Fang

坊

fa̅ng = f + ang1

lane (usually as part of a street name) / memorial archway

坊

fáng = f + ang2

workshop / mill / Taiwan pr. [fang1]