アナグマ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of アナグマ – see the following entry.

【穴熊あなぐま】 [noun] Japanese badger (Meles anakuma) [noun] (shogi) a shogi castle that locates the king at the corner of the board and fills all surrounding squares with defending pieces [noun] Synonym of 欧羅巴穴熊 (Yōroppa-anaguma, "European badger") Alternative spelling 貛

(This term, アナグマ (anaguma), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)