Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
王將 (kyūjitai)
 

Etymology

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Compound of (ō, king) +‎ (shō, general).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(おう)(しょう) (ōshōわうしやう (wausyau)?

  1. (shogi) a king-general (one of two pieces with movement corresponding to the king in Western chess; for the stronger or higher-ranked player who makes the second move)
    Synonym: (ō)
  2. (shogi) one of the eight major titles of professional shogi, conferred to the winner of an 王将戦 (ōshō-sen, king match)

See also

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Shogi pieces (将棋)
Unpromoted
(生駒)
name 王将
玉将
金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr.
Promoted
(成駒)
name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金, 成歩
abbr. - - * * * ,
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN