と金きん

noun

promoted pawn

In shogi, a pawn (歩兵) that has reached the promotion zone and been flipped over, gaining the movement of a gold general (金将).

See also: 歩兵 (ふひょう)

• 歩ふ兵ひょうが敵てき陣じんに入はいると、と金きんに成なることができる。

  When a pawn enters the opponent's territory, it can promote to a promoted pawn.

• と金きんは金きん将しょうと同おなじ動うごきをする。

  A promoted pawn moves the same way as a gold general.