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Japanese
Noun
王手 • (ōte)
- (shogi, chess) check (move threatening the king, or announcement of this threat)
- having the opponent within one's grasp
Usage notes
- Used with verb 掛ける (kakeru).
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.