ビショップ

ビショップ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bishop.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ビショ​ップ [bìshóꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][4]
• (Tokyo) ビ​ショップ [bíꜜshòppù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][4]
• IPA^(key): [bʲiɕo̞p̚pɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ビショップ (rōmaji bishoppu)

1. (Catholicism) a bishop
2. (chess) a bishop

Synonyms

• (Catholicism): 司 (し)教 (きょう) (shikyō)

See also

Chess pieces in Japanese · チェスの駒 (こま) (chesu no koma) (layout · text)
キング (kingu)	クイーン (kuīn)	ルーク (rūku)	ビショップ (bishoppu)	ナイト (naito)	ポーン (pōn)

• 将 (しょう)棋 (ぎ) (shōgi, “shogi”)
• 角 (かく)行 (ぎょう) (kakugyō, “bishop”) (shogi)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN