角行

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
角	行
かく Grade: 2	ぎょう Grade: 2
on’yomi	goon

/kakʉ ɡʲau/ → /kakuɡʲɔː/ → /kakuɡʲoː/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 角 (kaku, “angle”) +‎ 行 (gyō, “going, moving”, the 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かくぎょー [kàkúgyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

角(かく)行(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: 角 (kaku), 角将 (kakushō)

   Hypernym: 大駒 (ōgoma)

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”, the 漢音 (kan’on, literally “Han sound”) reading).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かくこー [kàkúkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝko̞ː]

Noun

角(かく)行(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
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

• (Tokyo) かっこー [kàkkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

角(かっ)行(こう) • (kakkō) ^{←かくかう (kakukau)?}

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