竜馬

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See also: 龍馬 and 龙马

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: S

Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
龍馬 (kyūjitai)
竜馬 (ryūme): a dragon horse piece in shogi
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From Middle Chinese 龍馬 (MC ljowng maeX, literally “dragon horse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

(りゅう)() (ryūme

  1. (idiomatic) an excellent or very fast horse
    Synonyms: 駿馬 (shunme/shunba), 良馬 (ryōba)
  2. (shogi) a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, angle-mover), having a move corresponding to both bishop and king in Western chess
    Synonyms: (uma), 成り (nari-kaku), 成っ (natta kaku)
Usage notes
  • When written on shogi pieces, the corresponding kyūjitai spelling 龍馬 is preferred.
Derived terms
See also
Shogi pieces (将棋)
Unpromoted
(生駒)
name 王将
玉将
金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr.
Promoted
(成駒)
name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金, 成歩
abbr. - - * * * ,
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: S

Grade: 2
goon kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
龍馬 (kyūjitai)

Alteration of ryūme above.

Pronunciation

Noun

(りゅう)() (ryūma

  1. (shogi, colloquial) a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, angle-mover), having a move corresponding to both bishop and king in Western chess
Usage notes

This reading is common, but might be considered by some to be less technically correct than the ryūme reading.[2]

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
龍馬 (kyūjitai)

Shift in pronunciation ryūme above. Probably a reborrowing from a later stage of Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

Noun

(りょう)() (ryōba

  1. (idiomatic) an excellent or very fast horse
Usage notes

This is a homophone with the synonymous spelling 良馬 (ryōba, literally good horse).

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
龍馬 (kyūjitai)

Alteration of ryūme above.

Pronunciation

Noun

(りょう)() (ryōme

  1. (idiomatic) an excellent or very fast horse

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
龍馬 (kyūjitai)

Probably an alteration of ryōba above.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(りょう)() (Ryōma

  1. a surname

See also

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN