竜馬
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 馬 |
りゅう Grade: S |
め Grade: 2 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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龍馬 (kyūjitai) |
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From Middle Chinese 龍馬 (MC ljowng maeX, literally “dragon horse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (idiomatic) an excellent or very fast horse
- (shogi) a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, “angle-mover”), having a move corresponding to both bishop and king in Western chess
Usage notes
[edit]- When written on shogi pieces, the corresponding kyūjitai spelling 龍馬 is preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]- 竜馬の躓き (ryūme no tsumazuki)
See also
[edit]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. |
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 馬 |
りゅう Grade: S |
ま Grade: 2 |
goon | kan'yōon |
Alternative spelling |
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龍馬 (kyūjitai) |
Alteration of ryūme above.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (shogi, colloquial) a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, “angle-mover”), having a move corresponding to both bishop and king in Western chess
Usage notes
[edit]This reading is common, but might be considered by some to be less technically correct than the ryūme reading.[2]
Etymology 3
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 馬 |
りょう Grade: S |
ば Grade: 2 |
kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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龍馬 (kyūjitai) |
Shift in pronunciation ryūme above. Probably a reborrowing from a later stage of Middle Chinese.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]This is a homophone with the synonymous spelling 良馬 (ryōba, literally “good horse”).
Etymology 4
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 馬 |
りょう Grade: S |
め Grade: 2 |
kan'on | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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龍馬 (kyūjitai) |
Alteration of ryūme above.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Etymology 5
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 馬 |
りょう Grade: S |
ま Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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龍馬 (kyūjitai) |
Probably an alteration of ryōba above.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- a surname
See also
[edit]- 竜の馬 (tatsu no (u)ma)
References
[edit]- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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