成桂
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 成 | 桂 |
| な(り) Grade: 4 |
けい Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi | kan’on |
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Etymology edit
From 成り (nari, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 成る (naru), “to promote (at an opponent’s square)”) + 桂 (kei, abbreviated from 桂馬 (keima), “cassia horse → laurelled horse”).
Noun edit
- (shogi) a promoted cassia horse, with movement the same as a 金将 (kinshō, “gold general”)
- Hypernym: 成り金 (narikin)
See also edit
| 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. | |||||||||