將棋

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See also: 将棋

Chinese

a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
 
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (將棋)
simp. (将棋)
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Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 将棋 (shōgi) and Korean 將棋 (janggi).

Pronunciation


Noun

將棋

  1. shogi (Japanese chess)
  2. janggi (Korean chess)

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Jinmeiyō

Grade: S
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 將棋 – see the following entry.
将棋しょうぎ
shogi (Japanese chess)
any of several shogi variants that are (or have been) played in Japan and elsewhere
any other chess variant such as Western chess, xiangqi (Chinese chess), chaturanga, janggi (Korean chess), shatranj, makruk, etc.
Alternative spellings
象戯, 象棋
(This term, 將棋, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

將棋 (janggi) (hangeul 장기)

  1. hanja form? of 장기 (Korean chess)