龍王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
龍	王

Alternative forms

• 竜王 (りゅうおう, ryūō)

Noun

龍王 (shinjitai 竜王, hiragana りゅうおう, romaji ryūō)

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)