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將棋

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See also: 将棋

Chinese

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a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
 
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (將棋)
simp. (将棋)
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 将棋 (shōgi) and Korean 將棋 (janggi).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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將棋

  1. shogi (Japanese chess)
  2. janggi (Korean chess)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (將棋):
  • Japanese: 將棋(しやうぎ) (shiyaugi)
  • Korean: 장기(將棋) (janggi)
  • Vietnamese: cờ tướng (partial calque)
  • See also

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    Japanese

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    Kanji in this term
    しょう
    Jinmeiyō

    Grade: S
    on'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 將棋 – see the following entry.
    将棋しょうぎ
    [noun] shogi (Japanese chess)
    [noun] any of several shogi variants that are (or have been) played in Japan and elsewhere
    [noun] any other chess variant such as Western chess, xiangqi (Chinese chess), chaturanga, janggi (Korean chess), shatranj, makruk, etc.
    Alternative spellings
    象戯, 象棋
    (This term, 將棋, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

    Korean

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    Hanja in this term

    Noun

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    將棋 (janggi) (hangeul 장기)

    1. hanja form? of 장기 (Korean chess)