ranging rook opening; strategy of moving the rook sideways
A shogi opening in which the rook is moved from its starting file to a central or left-side file, contrasting with static rook (居飛車) strategies.
The ranging rook opening is a popular strategy even among beginners.
He is a ranging rook player and always plays the Fourth File Rook.
Standard kanji spelling for this shogi opening strategy.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but seen in shogi contexts.
Compound of 振り (furi, 'swinging' or 'moving aside') + 飛車 (hisha, 'rook'). The term describes moving the rook sideways from its starting position.