角行
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 角 | 行 |
| かく Grade: 2 |
ぎょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | goon |
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/kakʉ ɡʲau/ → /kakuɡʲɔː/ → /kakuɡʲoː/
From Middle Chinese-derived elements 角 (kaku, “angle”) + 行 (gyō, “going, moving”).
Pronunciation
Noun
角行 • (kakugyō) ←かくぎやう (kakugyau)?
See also
| 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. | |||||||||
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 角 | 行 |
| かく Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |
/kakʉ kau/ → /kakukɔː/ → /kakukoː/
From Middle Chinese-derived elements 角 (kaku, “angle”) + 行 (kō, “going, moving”).
Pronunciation
Noun
角行 • (kakukō) ←かくかう (kakukau)?
- (shogi, colloquial) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 角 | 行 |
| かく > かっ Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: 2 |
| irregular | kan'on |
/kakʉ kau/ → /kak̚kau/ → /kak̚kɔː/ → /kak̚koː/
Shift from kakukō above.
Pronunciation
Noun
- (shogi, colloquial) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)