王将
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 王 | 将 |
| おう Grade: 1 |
しょう Grade: 6 |
| on’yomi | kan’on |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 王將 (kyūjitai) |
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Etymology edit
Compound of 王 (ō, “king”) + 将 (shō, “general”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun 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 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. | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN