shogi; Japanese chess
A traditional Japanese board game similar to chess, played on a 9×9 board with pieces that can be dropped back into play.
週末に友達と将棋を指した。
I played shogi with a friend on the weekend.
将棋のルールは少し複雑だが、覚えると面白い。
The rules of shogi are a bit complicated, but once you learn them it's fun.
I like playing shogi with my father.
He's been good at shogi since he was young.
I learned shogi from my grandfather.
将棋 is Japanese chess, a completely different board game from 碁, though the two are often mentioned together as classic strategy games.
将棋 is the game of shogi itself, while 棋士 refers to the professional person who plays it.
bureau; department; office · post office; broadcasting station; channel; exchange · affair; situation; state of things · game (of go, shogi, etc.)
shogi problem; shogi puzzle
falling like dominoes; domino effect · toppling shogi pieces
chu shogi
wa shogi
dai shogi; large shogi variant
Rarely used kanji form.
kō shogi; large-board shogi variant
drawn game; impasse
tai shogi
Chinese chess; xiangqi