西洋将棋

西洋将棋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	洋	将	棋
せい Grade: 2	よう Grade: 3	しょう Grade: 6	ぎ Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
西洋將棋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 西洋 (seiyō, “The West”) +‎ 将棋 (shōgi, “shogi”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) せーよーしょ​ーぎ [sèéyóóshóꜜògì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːjo̞ːɕo̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)将(しょう)棋(ぎ) • (seiyōshōgi) ^{←せいやうしやうぎ (seyausyaugi)?} (kyūjitai 西洋將棋)

1. (obsolete) chess (literally, western-style shogi)

   Synonym: チェス (chesu)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN