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チャンギ

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Meanings

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noun

Korean chess; janggi

A Korean board game similar to chess, known as janggi in Korean. The Japanese term is a direct loan from Korean.

from Korean

韓かん国こくでは、チャンギは将しょう棋ぎに似にた人にん気きのあるボードゲームです。
In Korea, janggi is a popular board game similar to shogi.

Similar words

将しょう棋ぎ
Japanese chess, which uses a 9x9 board and captured pieces can be reused. Janggi uses a 9x10 board and has different piece movements.
チェス
Western chess, which has a different board and piece set compared to janggi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 장기 (janggi), the name of the traditional Korean chess game.