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guàn
    guan4
kuan
 kanmuri(p); kan; kamuri; kanburi
    かんむり(P); かん; かむり; かんぶり

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Gwan
to put on a hat; to be first; to dub
(1) (See 衣冠,束帯) traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; (2) crown; diadem; coronet; (3) (かんむり only) top kanji radical; (4) (かむり only) (See 俳諧・1) first verse of a haikai, etc.; (adj-t,adv-to) (5) (かん only) best; peerless; first; (6) (かんむり only) name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.; (counter) (7) (かん only) {shogi} counter for titles; (given name) Masaru
crown

see styles

    yu4

 gyoku
    ぎょく

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Jade
jade
(1) (also formerly read as ごく) precious stone (esp. jade); (2) {food} (occ. ギョク) egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; (4) (See 建玉) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); (5) geisha; (6) (abbreviation) (See 玉代) time charge for a geisha; (7) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 玉将) king (of the junior player); (female given name) Hikaru
Jade, a gem; jade-like, precious; you, your.

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wàng
    wang4
wang
 ou / o
    おう

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King
to rule; to reign over
(n,n-suf) (1) king; ruler; sovereign; monarch; (n,n-suf) (2) tycoon; magnate; champion; master; (n,n-suf) (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 王将・おうしょう) king (of the senior player); (surname) Wan
rāja, king, prince, royal; to rule.

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jīn
    jin1
chin
 kin
    きん

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Gold / Metal
gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
(1) gold (metal); (2) (See 金色) gold (color); (3) gold (medal); first place (prize); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); (5) money; gold coin; (6) (written before an amount of money) sum (of money); (7) (abbreviation) (See 金曜) Friday; (n,ctr) (8) karat (measure of purity of gold); carat; (9) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing); (10) (hist) Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty; (11) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 金将) gold general; (12) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 金玉) testicles; (surname) Kimu; Kim
hiraṇya, 伊爛拏 which means cold, any precious metal, semen, etc.; or 蘇伐刺 suvarṇa, which means "of a good or beautiful colour", "golden", "yellow", "gold", "a gold coin", etc. The Chinese means metal, gold, money.


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yín
    yin2
yin
 ginji
    ぎんじ

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Silver
silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (5) (shogi) (abbreviation) silver general; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (personal name) Ginji
rūpya. Silver; money.


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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hi
    ひ

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Flying / Flight
to fly
(1) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 飛車) rook; (2) (abbreviation) {baseb} (See 飛球) fly ball; (female given name) Fei
To fly.


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    ma3
ma
 uma(p); uma
    うま(P); ウマ

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Horse
horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
(1) horse; (2) (See 競馬) horse racing; (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 竜馬・2) promoted bishop; (4) {cards} knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta); (surname) Me
aśva, a horse; a stallion; one of the seven treasures of a sovereign.

勝義


胜义

see styles
shèng yì
    sheng4 yi4
sheng i
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ

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Ultimate Truth
(1) {Buddh} ultimate truth; (2) original meaning (of a word); (given name) Yoshitomo
Beyond description, that which surpasses mere earthly ideas; superlative, inscrutable.

将棋

see styles
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ

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Shogi
shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi

勝義諦


胜义谛

see styles
shèng yì dì
    sheng4 yi4 di4
sheng i ti
 shōgi tai

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Enlightened Truth
The superior truth, enlightened truth as contrasted with worldly truth.

有段者

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 yuudansha / yudansha
    ゆうだんしゃ

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Rank Holder
(See 段・4) holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)

棋譜


棋谱

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qí pǔ
    qi2 pu3
ch`i p`u
    chi pu
 kifu
    きふ
kifu (record of a game of go or shogi)
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

see styles
xiān
    xian1
hsien
 sen
    せん
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
(adj-no,n) (1) former; previous; old; (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move; (surname) Hirosaki
Fore, before, former, first; precede.

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shǒu
    shou3
shou
 te
    て
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
(1) (occ. pronounced た when a prefix) (See お手・おて・1) hand; arm; (2) (colloquialism) (See お手・おて・3) forepaw; foreleg; (3) handle; (4) hand; worker; help; (5) trouble; care; effort; (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; (7) hand; handwriting; (8) kind; type; sort; (9) (See 手に入る) one's hands; one's possession; (10) (See 手に余る) ability to cope; (11) hand (of cards); (12) (See 山の手・1) direction; (n,n-suf,ctr) (13) move (in go, shogi, etc.); (surname) Tezaki
pāṇī; hasta; kara; hand, arm.

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guì
    gui4
kuei
 kei / ke
    けい
cassia; laurel
(abbreviation) {shogi} (See 桂馬・1) knight; (female given name) Mari


see styles
qiāng
    qiang1
ch`iang
    chiang
 yari
    やり
gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots
(1) spear; lance; (2) javelin; (3) (shogi) lance; (4) (archaism) jeering; (1) long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (2) weapon; arms; (3) grip of a bow; (surname) Yari

see styles
duàn
    duan4
tuan
 dan
    だん
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
(n,ctr) (1) step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps; (n,ctr) (2) shelf; layer; tier; (3) grade; level; class; (n,ctr) (4) dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank; (5) paragraph; passage; (n,ctr) (6) column (of print); (n,ctr) (7) act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene; (8) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table); (9) stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation; (10) (form) (as ...の段) matter; occasion; (11) (as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.) degree; extent; (counter) (12) counter for breaks in written language or speech; (place-name, surname) Dan
A piece; a section, paragraph. piṇda, a ball, lump, especially of palatable food, sustenance.


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pán
    pan2
p`an
    pan
 ban
    ばん
plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess
(1) board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (2) (phonograph) record; disc; disk; (suffix noun) (3) board; panel; plate; (personal name) Ban
A dish, plate; round, to coil, wind up; to go about, travel, convey; to inquire about, interrogate. Translit. pa, ba, bha, va; cf. 般, 半, etc.


see styles

    ji2
chi
 kyuu / kyu
    きゅう
level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level
(n,ctr) (1) (school) grade; year; class; (n,suf) (2) class; grade; rank; level; (n,ctr) (3) (See 段・4) kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

see styles
guà
    gua4
kua
 kei; ke(ok) / ke; ke(ok)
    けい; け(ok)
squares of a chess board
(1) rule; (ruled) line; (2) line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)


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jié
    jie2
chieh
 sakizume
    さきづめ
to investigate; to restrain; to scold
(n,suf) (1) stuffing; packing; (2) end (esp. the foot of a bridge); (3) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (4) tea master; (5) endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); (6) (abbreviation) sweet eel sauce; (7) (archaism) middle-aged woman; (suffix noun) (8) appointment to a particular workplace; (9) using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); (10) continuing; keep doing for period of time; (surname) Sakizume
to reprove


see styles

    pu3
p`u
    pu
 fu
    ふ
chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
(1) (sheet) music; (musical) note; (musical) score; (2) genealogy; family tree; (3) (abbreviation) (See 棋譜) record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.


see styles
qiāng
    qiang1
ch`iang
    chiang
 yari
    やり
variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]; rifle; spear
(1) spear; lance; (2) javelin; (3) (shogi) lance; (4) (archaism) jeering; (surname) Yari

see styles
 yari
    やり
(1) spear; lance; (2) javelin; (3) (shogi) lance; (4) (archaism) jeering; (surname) Yari


see styles

    ju1
chü
 koma
    こま
colt
(1) piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (2) (archaism) horse; foal; (3) bridge (of a violin, etc.); (surname) Komazaki

スジ

see styles
 suji
    スジ
(1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) (shogi) ninth vertical line; (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (archaism) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (19) (archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (given name) Suji

と金

see styles
 tokin
    ときん
{shogi} (See 歩兵・ふひょう) promoted pawn

一手

see styles
yī shǒu
    yi1 shou3
i shou
 hitote
    ひとて
a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
(1) one's own effort; doing single-handedly; (2) a game (of go, shogi, etc.); a match; (3) a dance; a (musical) composition; (4) a company (e.g. of soldiers); a group; a party; (5) one hand
one hand

不成

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bù chéng
    bu4 cheng2
pu ch`eng
    pu cheng
 funari
    ふなり
won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
(adj-no,n) (1) {shogi} unpromoted (piece); (2) limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
incomplete

二歩

see styles
 nifu
    にふ
{shogi} dropping two unpromoted pawns on the same file (illegal move); (personal name) Niho

倡伎

see styles
chāng jì
    chang1 ji4
ch`ang chi
    chang chi
 shōgi
[female] singers

倡妓

see styles
chāng jì
    chang1 ji4
ch`ang chi
    chang chi
 shōgi
[female] singers

先手

see styles
 sente
    せんて
(1) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; (2) (See 後手・1) forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

入段

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 nyuudan / nyudan
    にゅうだん
(n,vs,vi) (See 段・4) becoming a dan holder (in judo, shogi, go, etc.); attaining 1st dan

入玉

see styles
 nyuugyoku / nyugyoku
    にゅうぎょく
(noun/participle) {shogi} entering of a king (into opponent's territory); (surname) Iritama

凡手

see styles
 bonshu
    ぼんしゅ
(1) mediocre ability; person of ordinary skills; (2) uninteresting (trivial, worthless) move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)

初手

see styles
 shote
    しょて
(1) first move (in shogi, go, etc.); (2) beginning; start; (surname) Hatsude

勝着

see styles
 shouchaku / shochaku
    しょうちゃく
(See 敗着) winning move (go, shogi)

叡王

see styles
 eiou / eo
    えいおう
{shogi} Eiō (one of the eight major professional titles of shogi)

合駒

see styles
 aigoma
    あいごま
(noun/participle) (shogi) piece placed to block opponent's check

名局

see styles
 meikyoku / mekyoku
    めいきょく
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)

名手

see styles
míng shǒu
    ming2 shou3
ming shou
 meishu / meshu
    めいしゅ
master; famous artist or sportsman
(1) master; expert; (2) brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move; (place-name, surname) Nate

商議


商议

see styles
shāng yì
    shang1 yi4
shang i
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ
to negotiate; discussion; proposal
(noun, transitive verb) conference; consultation

囲い

see styles
 kakoi
    かこい
(1) enclosure; fence; wall; pen; paling; (2) storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); (3) partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; (4) (abbreviation) (See 囲い者) mistress; (5) {shogi} castle; strong defensive position

囲む

see styles
 kakomu(p); kagomu(ok)
    かこむ(P); かごむ(ok)
(transitive verb) (1) to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in; (transitive verb) (2) to besiege; to lay siege to; (transitive verb) (3) to play (go, shogi, etc.)

大駒

see styles
 oogoma
    おおごま
{shogi} major piece; heavy piece; (surname) Ookoma

好手

see styles
hǎo shǒu
    hao3 shou3
hao shou
 koushu / koshu
    こうしゅ
expert; professional
(1) expert; skillful person; (2) good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

妙手

see styles
miào shǒu
    miao4 shou3
miao shou
 myoushu / myoshu
    みょうしゅ
miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
(1) spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; (2) expert; virtuoso; master

娼妓

see styles
chāng jì
    chang1 ji4
ch`ang chi
    chang chi
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ
prostitute
prostitute; harlot

定跡

see styles
 jouseki / joseki
    じょうせき
{shogi} standard move

寄せ

see styles
 yose
    よせ
(1) last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; (suffix noun) (2) gathering; collecting; coming together

対局

see styles
 taikyoku
    たいきょく
(n,vs,vi) (playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)

対駒

see styles
 taima
    たいま
(1) (shogi) (on) equal terms; no handicap for either player; (2) (shogi) evenly matched

将几

see styles
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ
camp stool; folding stool

將基

see styles
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ
(surname) Shougi

將棋


将棋

see styles
jiàng qí
    jiang4 qi2
chiang ch`i
    chiang chi
Japanese chess (shōgi)
See: 将棋

小駒

see styles
 kogoma
    こごま
{shogi} minor piece; (surname) Kogoma

局面

see styles
jú miàn
    ju2 mian4
chü mien
 kyokumen
    きょくめん
aspect; phase; situation
(1) {go;shogi} position in a game; state of the game; (2) situation; stage; phase; aspect

左馬

see styles
 hidariuma
    ひだりうま
mirrored version of the kanji character "uma" (usu. depicted on a shogi piece; considered auspicious); (place-name) Sama

巧手

see styles
qiǎo shǒu
    qiao3 shou3
ch`iao shou
    chiao shou
 koushu / koshu
    こうしゅ
skillful hands; dexterous; a dab hand
(1) expert; skillful person; (2) good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

布局

see styles
 fukyoku
    ふきょく
(n,vs,vi) (1) composition; make-up; (n,vs,vi) (2) {shogi} arrangement (of shogi pieces on the board)

平手

see styles
píng shǒu
    ping2 shou3
p`ing shou
    ping shou
 hirate
    ひらて
(sports) draw; tie
(1) palm; open hand; (2) {shogi} playing on equal terms; lack of handicap; (surname) Hirade

床几

see styles
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ
camp stool; folding stool

床机

see styles
 shougi / shogi
    しょうぎ
camp stool; folding stool

弓兵

see styles
 kyuuhei / kyuhe
    きゅうへい
(1) archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; (2) {shogi} crossbow soldier; (personal name) Kyūhei

後手


后手

see styles
hòu shǒu
    hou4 shou3
hou shou
 gote
    ごて
defensive position (in chess); room for maneuver; a way of escape
(1) (See 先手・せんて・2) losing initiative; being forestalled; (2) second move (in go or shogi); moving second; person with the second move; (3) (See 後詰め) rear guard

必死

see styles
 hisshi
    ひっし
(adj-na,adj-no) (1) frantic; frenetic; desperate; (2) inevitable death; (3) {shogi} (See 必至・2) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

必至

see styles
bì zhì
    bi4 zhi4
pi chih
 hisshi
    ひっし
(adj-na,adj-no) (1) inevitable; necessary; foregone; (2) {shogi} (See 必死・3) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
Certainly will, certainly arrive at.

応手

see styles
 oushu / oshu
    おうしゅ
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure; (surname) Oute

性義


性义

see styles
xìng yì
    xing4 yi4
hsing i
 shōgi
meaning of nature

悪手

see styles
 akushu
    あくしゅ
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

成り

see styles
 nari
    なり
(shogi) being promoted

成る

see styles
 naru
    なる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; (2) to result in; to prove to be; (3) to consist of; to be composed of; (4) to succeed; to be complete; (5) to change into; to be exchanged for; (6) to play a role; (7) (shogi) to be promoted; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (8) (honorific or respectful language) to do ...; (place-name) Naru

成桂

see styles
 narikei / narike
    なりけい
{shogi} (See 桂馬・けいま・1) promoted knight; (given name) Seikei

成金

see styles
 narigane
    なりがね
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (derogatory term) upstart; nouveau riche; new rich; coming into wealth suddenly; (2) (shogi) piece promoted to gold general; (place-name) Narigane

成銀

see styles
 narigin
    なりぎん
{shogi} (See 銀将・ぎんしょう) promoted silver general

成香

see styles
 narikyou / narikyo
    なりきょう
{shogi} (See 香車・きょうしゃ) promoted lance; (place-name) Naruka

所宜

see styles
suǒ yí
    suo3 yi2
so i
 shogi
appropriate

所疑

see styles
suǒ yí
    suo3 yi2
so i
 shogi
doubtful point

所議

see styles
 shogi
    しょぎ
(at 研究所, etc.) meeting

手得

see styles
 tedoku
    てどく
gain of tempo (shogi, othello)

手損

see styles
 tezon
    てぞん
loss of tempo (shogi, othello)

手数

see styles
 tesuu(p); tekazu / tesu(p); tekazu
    てすう(P); てかず
(1) trouble; bother; (2) (てかず only) number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); (3) (てかず only) {boxing} number of punches

手番

see styles
 teban
    てばん
one's turn (esp. in go, shogi, etc.)

手筋

see styles
shǒu jīn
    shou3 jin1
shou chin
 tesuji
    てすじ
flexor tendon (coll.); tesuji (a skillful move in the game of Go) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 手筋 "tesuji")
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

持駒

see styles
 mochigoma
    もちごま
(1) (shogi) captured piece that can be reused; (2) person or object held in reserve; available means

指す

see styles
 sasu
    さす
(transitive verb) (1) to point; (transitive verb) (2) to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person; (transitive verb) (3) to identify; to indicate; to point out; (transitive verb) (4) {shogi} to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece); (transitive verb) (5) (See 差す・7) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)

捨駒

see styles
 sutegoma
    すてごま
(shogi) sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece

敗着

see styles
 haichaku
    はいちゃく
(See 勝着) losing move (go, shogi); move that costs one the game

教王

see styles
 kyouou / kyoo
    きょうおう
{shogi} teaching king

敵王

see styles
 tekiou / tekio
    てきおう
{shogi} opponent's king

敵飛

see styles
 tekihi
    てきひ
{shogi} opponent's rook; opponent's hisha

新榧

see styles
 shinkaya
    しんかや
shin kaya; imitation kaya; any kind of cheaper wood that resembles kaya, used for go and shogi boards

本局

see styles
 honkyoku
    ほんきょく
(1) main office; (2) this office; (3) this game (of go, shogi, etc.)

本手

see styles
 honte
    ほんて
(1) (See 奥の手・おくのて・1) ace up one's sleeve; trump card; (2) {music} basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); (3) proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move; (4) expert; professional; specialist; master; (surname) Honte

本譜

see styles
 honpu
    ほんぷ
(1) {music} (See 略譜・2) staff notation (as opposed to numbered notation); (2) this record (of a game of go, shogi, etc.)

桂馬

see styles
 keima; keima / kema; kema
    けいま; ケイマ
(1) {shogi} knight; (2) (kana only) {go} keima; knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color; (surname, given name) Keima

棊局

see styles
 kikyoku
    ききょく
(1) go or shogi board; (2) position of a game of go or shogi

棋力

see styles
 kiryoku
    きりょく
skill in go or shogi

棋士

see styles
 kishi
    きし
professional shogi player; professional go player

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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