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教王 (きょうおう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

教きょう王おう

Meanings

1

noun

teaching king

shogi

Shogi piece that moves like a king, used in some shogi variants. Not a standard piece in modern mainstream shogi.

教きょう王おうは、中ちゅう将しょう棋ぎや大だい将しょう棋ぎなどの古こ将しょう棋ぎに登とう場じょうする駒こまの一ひとつです。
The teaching king is one of the pieces that appear in old shogi variants such as chu shogi and dai shogi.

Kanji

教teach, faith, doctrine
王king, rule, magnate

Similar words

玉ぎょく将しょう
玉将 is the standard king in modern shogi, while 教王 is a variant piece with the same movement but used in historical or regional shogi variants.

Etymology

Compound of 教 (teaching) and 王 (king). The derivation is transparent from the kanji; the piece likely represents a teacher or moral authority in the context of the game.