silver general
A shogi piece that moves one square diagonally or one square forward. Often abbreviated to 銀 (ぎん) in casual play.
The silver general can move one square diagonally.
彼は銀将を前に進めて攻めた。
He advanced his silver general forward to attack.
Standard modern kanji spelling for the shogi piece.
Outdated kanji form using 將 instead of 将.
Compound of 銀 (ぎん, 'silver') and 将 (しょう, 'general'), a direct calque of the piece's name in Chinese chess variants.