王将
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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王 | 将 |
おう Grade: 1 |
しょう Grade: 6 |
on'yomi | kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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王將 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editCompound of 王 (ō, “king”) + 将 (shō, “general”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (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: 王 (ō)
- (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
editShogi pieces (将棋の駒) | |||||||||
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Unpromoted (生駒) |
name | 王将 玉将 |
金将 | 銀将 | 桂馬 | 香車 | 飛車 | 角行 | 歩兵 |
abbr. | 王 玉 |
金 | 銀 | 桂 | 香 | 飛 | 角 | 歩 | |
Promoted (成駒) |
name | - | - | 成銀 | 成桂 | 成香 | 竜王 | 竜馬 | と金, 成歩 |
abbr. | - | - | 全* | 圭* | 杏* | 竜 | 馬 | と, 止 | |
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names. |
References
edit- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 王 read as おう
- Japanese terms spelled with 将 read as しょう
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms historically spelled with わ
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Shogi