と金
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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金 |
きん Grade: 1 |
kan'on |
Etymology
From the resemblance of the shorthand cursive version of the character 金 (as displayed on the back of the pawns) to the hiragana letter と (to).[1]
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Pronunciation
Noun
Descendants
- → English: tokin
See also
Shogi pieces (将棋の駒) | |||||||||
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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. |