No. 4,913 in Japanese
白番
"白番" refers to the player or side using white stones in the game of Go.
In a sentence
囲碁の試合では、白番は先手になります。
In Go games, the white side takes the first move.
白番 is used here to specify the side of the player playing with white stones in the Go board game.
私は今回の試合で白番を選びました。
I chose the white side for this match.
白番 is used here by the speaker to state their choice of playing as the white stones side in the context of a game.
白番の方が落ち着いて順序立てて打てる気がします。
I feel that the white side allows for calmer and more deliberate moves.
白番 refers figuratively to the strategies and planning associated with playing as the white stones side during gameplay.
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