noun
ranging rook opening; strategy of moving the rook sideways
A shogi opening in which the rook is moved from its starting file to a central or left-side file, contrasting with static rook (居飛車) strategies.
振り飛車は初心者にも人気のある戦法だ。
The ranging rook opening is a popular strategy even among beginners.
彼は振り飛車党で、いつも四間飛車を指す。
He is a ranging rook player and always plays the Fourth File Rook.
Static rook opening where the rook remains on its original file, the opposite strategy to 振り飛車.
Compound of 振り (furi, 'swinging' or 'moving aside') + 飛車 (hisha, 'rook'). The term describes moving the rook sideways from its starting position.