List: shogi term
Terms used in shogi, a game also known as Japanese chess.
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と to
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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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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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JLPT-1
- 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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JLPT-3
- 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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JLPT-3
- gold (Au), golden (color), gold (medal, cup)
- valuable, of highest value
- money, gold coin
- Friday
- metal (fourth of the five elements)
- Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)
- gold general
- testicles
- karat, carat
金将 きんしょう kinshou
指す さす sasu
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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)
