- 長考
- ちょうこう【長考】¶ → 長考する¶ → その件について長考する* * *ちょうこう【長考】a long period of contemplation.~する think about 《a matter》 for a long time; ponder; contemplate for a long time; think for a long time 《about what move to make》.
●名人は勝負どころと見て長考に入った. Realizing that victory hung in the balance, the master pondered the next move for a long time.
●難解な局面で長考を重ねる ponder long over one's moves at a difficult stage 《of the game》.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.