竜王
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 王 |
りゅう Grade: S | おう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative forms
- 龍王 (ryūō)
Noun
竜王 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 龍王, hiragana りゅうおう, rōmaji ryūō, historical hiragana りゆうわう)
- (shogi) A Japanese shogi tournament, and the title conferred to its winner.
- (shogi) the name of the promoted piece that moves as the move of both rook and king in western chess
See also
- 飛車 (hisha)
Shogi pieces | |||||||||
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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 |