棋

Meaning

棋 centers on board-game pieces, especially those used in Japanese chess (shogi). The meaning extends naturally to the game itself.

• 将棋しょうぎ
  N2

  shogi; Japanese chess

• 棋士きし

  professional shogi player; professional go player

• 棋譜きふ

  record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

• 詰将棋つめしょうぎ

  (constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle

• 棋戦きせん

  go or shogi tournament

• 棋聖きせい

  great master of go; great master of shogi

• 棋力きりょく

  skill in go or shogi

• 日本棋院にほんきいん

  Nihon Kiin (national go organization of Japan)

• 棋王きおう

  Kiō (one of the eight major professional titles of shogi); shogi king

• 将棋倒ししょうぎだおし

  falling down one after another (like dominoes)

• 棋院きいん

  go institution; go club; go hall

• 棋風きふう

  one's style of playing shogi or go

• 棋界きかい

  world of go; world of shogi; go circles; shogi circles

• はさみ将棋はさみしょうぎ

  checkerslike game played with shogi pieces and board; hasami shogi

• 中国将棋ちゅうごくしょうぎ

  Chinese chess; xiangqi

• 中将棋ちゅうしょうぎ

  chu shogi (large 12x12 board shogi variant)

• 京都将棋きょうとしょうぎ

  Kyoto shogi (modern variant of shogi played on a 5x5 board)

• 兵棋へいぎ

  wargame piece (on a training map); map symbol (representing troops)

• 兵棋演習へいぎえんしゅう

  wargame; map exercise; kriegspiel

• 和将棋わしょうぎ

  wa shogi (large 11x11 board shogi variant with piece names mainly based on animals)

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