将棋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
将	棋

Noun

将棋 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 將棋, hiragana しょうぎ, romaji shōgi, historical hiragana しやうぎ)

1. shogi (Japanese chess)
2. any of several shogi variants that are (or have been) played in Japan and elsewhere
3. any other chess variant such as western chess, xiangqi (Chinese chess) chaturanga, janggi (Korean chess), shatranj, makruk, etc.

Synonyms

• (1) 日本将棋, 本将棋

Derived terms

• 詰め将棋 (つめしょうぎ, tsumeshōgi): shogi mating problem

See also

• 王手 (おうて, ōte): check
• 詰み (つみ, tsumi): checkmate
• 禁じ手 (きんじて, kinjite): forbidden moves
• 千日手 (せんにちて, sen'nichite): never-ending moves (one of the forbidden moves)
• 二歩 (にふ, nifu): placing two pawns on the same straight line (one of the forbidden moves)
• 持将棋 (jishogi): impasse, mutual entering kings