竜王

See also: 龍王 and 龙王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
竜	王
りゅう Grade: S	おう Grade: 1
goon	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
龍王 (kyūjitai)

竜王 (ryūō): a dragon king piece in shogi

Etymology

/rʲuː wau/ → /rʲuːwɔː/ → /rʲuːɔː/ → /ɾʲɯᵝːoː/

From Middle Chinese 龍王 (MC ljowng hjwang).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りゅうお​ー [ryùúóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲɨᵝːo̞ː]

• Pitch accent for the placenames are uncertain.

Noun

竜(りゅう)王(おう) • (ryūō) ^{←りゆうわう (ryuwau)?}

1. (mythology) a dragon king, especially in esoteric Buddhist contexts
2. (shogi) a promoted 飛車 (hisha, “flying chariot”), having a move corresponding to both rook and king in Western chess

   Synonym: 竜 (ryū)

3. (shogi) one of the eight major titles of professional shogi, conferred to the winner of a 竜王戦 (ryūō-sen, “dragon king match”)

Usage notes

• When written on shogi pieces, the corresponding kyūjitai spelling 龍王 is preferred.

Derived terms

• 永(えい)世(せい)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (eisei ryūō)
• 海(かい)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (kairyūō)
• 倶利迦羅(くりから)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (Kurikara Ryūō)
• 五(ご)頭(ず)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (Gozu Ryūō)
• 八(はち)大(だい)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (Hachidai Ryūō)

See also

• 竜(りゅう)神(じん) (ryūjin)

Shogi pieces (将棋の駒)
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.

Proper noun

竜(りゅう)王(おう) • (Ryūō) ^{←りゆうわう (Ryuwau)?}

1. a placename, especially of a town in the district of either Nakakoma in central Yamanashi prefecture or Gamō in south Shiga prefecture