玉将

Japanese
Kanji in this term
玉 将
ぎょく
Grade: 1		 しょう
Grade: 6
kan’on
Alternative spelling
玉將 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 玉 (gyoku, “jewel”) +‎ 将 (shō, “general”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぎょくしょー [gyòkúshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː]

Noun

玉(ぎょく)将(しょう) • (gyokushō) ←ぎよくしやう (gyokusyau)?

  1. (shogi) a jeweled general (one of two pieces with movement corresponding to the king in Western chess; for the challenger or lower-ranked player who makes the first move)
    Synonym: 玉 (gyoku)

See also
Shogi pieces (将棋の駒)
Unpromoted
(生駒)		 name 王将
玉将		 金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr. 王
玉		 金 銀 桂 香 飛 角 歩
Promoted
(成駒)		 name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金, 成歩
abbr. - - 全* 圭* 杏* 竜 馬 と, 止
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

References
  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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