- honpu staff notation (as opposed to numbered notation); this record (of a game of go, shogi, etc.)
Used mainly in music and go/shogi contexts to mean the written score or official record, as opposed to simplified or alternate versions.
本譜を見ながらピアノを弾く。
Honpu o minagara piano o hiku.
I play the piano while looking at the staff notation.
この将棋の本譜を公開する。
Kono shōgi no honpu o kōkai suru.
We will release the official record of this shogi game.
⚖️ Often confused with 楽譜 (gakufu), which generally means sheet music; 本譜 specifically contrasts with numbered notation or alternate versions.
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