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王を詰める (おうをつめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

王おうを詰つめる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

checkmate the king

Shogi term for delivering the final checkmate to the opponent's king. The verb 詰める means to corner or force into a position with no escape.

彼かれは巧たくみな手て順じゅんで王おうを詰つめた。
He checkmated the king with a skillful sequence of moves.
王おうを詰つめるには、相あい手ての逃にげ道みち

を

すべて

塞ふさ

ぐ

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

To checkmate the king, you need to block all of the opponent's escape routes.

Kanji

王king, rule, magnate
詰packed, close, pressed

Similar words

詰つむ
詰む is the intransitive counterpart meaning 'to be checkmated' or 'to be cornered', while 詰める is transitive and means 'to checkmate' or 'to corner'.
王おう手て
王手 is a check given to the king, a threat that must be answered, whereas 王を詰める is the final checkmate that ends the game.

Etymology

Compound of 王 (king) + を (object marker) + 詰める (to corner, to checkmate). The verb 詰める originally means to pack or stuff tightly, and in shogi it refers to forcing the king into a position with no legal moves.