広こう将しょう棋ぎ

Meanings

kō shogi; large-board shogi variant

A historical large-board variant of shogi played on a board larger than the standard 9×9, with additional pieces. The term refers specifically to the game known as kō shogi, not large-board shogi in general.

広こう将しょう棋ぎは、江え戸ど時じ代だいに考こう案あんされた将しょう棋ぎの一いっ種しゅです。
Kō shogi is a type of shogi invented during the Edo period.
広こう将しょう棋ぎの盤ばんは、通つう常じょうの将しょう棋ぎよりずっと大おおきい。
The board for kō shogi is much larger than that of standard shogi.

Kanji

広wide, broad, spacious
将leader, commander, general
棋chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
廣broad, wide, spacious
象elephant, pattern after, imitate

Related words

将しょう棋ぎ
Standard shogi played on a 9×9 board. 広将棋 is a specific historical variant with a larger board and more pieces.
大たい局きょく将しょう棋ぎ
Another large-board shogi variant, but with an even larger board (36×36) and many more pieces. 広将棋 is smaller in scale.

Written forms

広こう将しょう棋ぎ
Standard modern kanji spelling.
廣こう将しょう棋ぎ
Traditional kyūjitai spelling; may appear in older texts.
広こう象しょう棋ぎ
Variant using 象 instead of 将; less common.
廣こう象しょう棋ぎ
Kyūjitai variant with 象; very rare.

Etymology

From 広 (kō, 'wide') + 将棋 (shōgi, 'shogi'), referring to the larger board size compared to standard shogi.