static rook opening
In shogi, a strategy where the rook remains on its starting file (the second file for Black, the eighth file for White), contrasting with 振り飛車 (ranging rook).
See also: 振り飛車
Static-rook players prefer strategies that keep the rook on its initial file.
He launched a quick attack from a static rook position.
Compound of 居 (i, 'staying') + 飛車 (hisha, 'rook'), literally 'staying rook'.