List: shogi term

Terms used in shogi, a game also known as Japanese chess.

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と to

Popular JLPT-3

if, when
and
with
particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.)
promoted pawn
?

囲いかこい kakoi

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enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling
storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.)
partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies
mistress
castle, strong defensive position

王手おうて oute

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check

王将おうしょう oushou

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king (of the senior player)

角かく kaku

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angle
square (or cube)
bishop
third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

詰むつむ tsumu

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to become fine (of fabric)
to be checkmated
to be hard pressed, to be at a loss, to reach the limits

筋すじ suji

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muscle, tendon, sinew
vein, artery
fiber, fibre, string
line, stripe, streak
reason, logic
plot, storyline
lineage, descent
school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
aptitude, talent
source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
well-informed person (in a transaction)
logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
ninth vertical line
seam on a helmet
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
social position, status
on (a river, road, etc.), along
counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

金きん kin

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gold (Au), golden (color), gold (medal, cup)
valuable, of highest value
money, gold coin
Friday
metal (fourth of the five elements)
Jin dynasty (China, 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty
gold general
testicles
karat, carat

金将きんしょう kinshou

gold general

指すさす sasu

Popular JLPT-3

to point
to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person
to identify, to indicate, to point out
to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece)
to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)