noun
halma
A board game similar to Chinese checkers, played on a shogi-like board. The Japanese name literally means 'jumping shogi'.
飛び将棋は、相手の駒を飛び越えて進むゲームです。
Tobi-shogi is a game where you advance by jumping over your opponent's pieces.
Katakana loanword for halma; 飛び将棋 is the native Japanese name for the same game.
Standard kanji spelling for this board game.
Variant spelling without the okurigana び; less common but still used.
Compound of 飛び (tobi, 'jumping') + 将棋 (shōgi, 'shogi'), referring to the jumping movement of pieces in this board game.