と金
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
---|
金 |
きん Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Etymology
From the resemblance of the shorthand cursive version of the character 金 (as displayed on the back of the pawns) to the hiragana letter と (to).[1]
![](Images/wiktionary/Shogi_pawn_p.jpg.webp)
と金
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ときん [tòkíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [to̞kʲĩɴ]
Noun
と金 (hiragana ときん, rōmaji tokin)
- (shogi) a promoted 歩兵 (fuhyō, “pawn”) that moves like a 金将 (kinshō, “gold general”)
- Synonym: と (to)
Descendants
- → English: tokin
See also
Shogi pieces | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unpromoted pieces (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 pieces (成駒) | name | - | - | 成銀 | 成桂 | 成香 | 竜王 | 竜馬 | と金 |
abbr. | - | - | 全 | 圭 | 杏 | 竜 | 馬 | と |
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN