竜王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
竜	王

Alternative forms

• 龍王 (りゅうおう, ryūō)

Noun

竜王 (kyūjitai 龍王, hiragana りゅうおう, romaji ryūō, historical hiragana りゆうわう)

1. (shogi) A Japanese shogi tournament, and the title conferred to its winner.
2. (shogi) the name of the promoted piece that moves as the move of both rook and king in western chess

See also

• 飛車 (ひしゃ, hisha)