Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とん
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とん)() (tonshi

  1. Sudden death.
  2. (shogi) A blunder that leads to checkmate.

Synonyms

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Verb

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(とん)()する (tonshi surusuru (stem (とん)() (tonshi shi), past (とん)()した (tonshi shita))

  1. To die suddenly.
  2. (shogi) To blunder and be checkmated.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN