角行

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: 2
ぎょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon

/kakʉ ɡʲau//kakuɡʲɔː//kakuɡʲoː/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements (kaku, angle) +‎ (gyō, going, moving).

Pronunciation

Noun

(かく)(ぎょう) (kakugyōかくぎやう (kakugyau)?

  1. (shogi) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)
    Synonyms: (kaku), (kakushō)
    Hypernym: 大駒 (ōgoma)
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
かく
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'on

/kakʉ kau//kakukɔː//kakukoː/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements (kaku, angle) +‎ (, going, moving).

Pronunciation

Noun

(かく)(こう) (kakukōかくかう (kakukau)?

  1. (shogi, colloquial) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
かく > かっ
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 2
irregular kan'on

/kakʉ kau//kak̚kau//kak̚kɔː//kak̚koː/

Shift from kakukō above.

Pronunciation

Noun

(かっ)(こう) (kakkōかくかう (kakukau)?

  1. (shogi, colloquial) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN