將棋

See also: 将棋

Chinese

		a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (將棋)		將	棋
simp. (将棋)		将	棋

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 將棋 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• 將棋 (Cantonese)
• Chiong-kî (Southern Min)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 将棋 (shōgi) and Korean 將棋 (janggi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàngqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng³ kei^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàngqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàngcí
    • Wade–Giles: chiang⁴-chʻi²
    • Yale: jyàng-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianqchyi
    • Palladius: цзянци (czjanci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng³ kei^4-2
    • Yale: jeung kéi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng³ kei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng³ kéi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³³ kʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

將棋

1. shogi (Japanese chess)
2. janggi (Korean chess)

Derived terms

• 日本將棋／日本将棋
• 朝鮮將棋／朝鲜将棋 (cháoxiān jiāngqí)
• 韓國將棋／韩国将棋 (hánguó jiāngqí)
• 高麗將棋／高丽将棋 (gāolì jiāngqí)

 

See also

• 象棋 (xiàngqí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
將	棋
しょう Jinmeiyō	ぎ Grade: S
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 將棋 – see the following entry.

【将棋しょうぎ】 [noun] shogi (Japanese chess) [noun] any of several shogi variants that are (or have been) played in Japan and elsewhere [noun] any other chess variant such as Western chess, xiangqi (Chinese chess), chaturanga, janggi (Korean chess), shatranj, makruk, etc. Alternative spellings 象戯, 象棋

(This term, 將棋, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
將	棋

Noun

將棋 • (janggi) (hangeul 장기)

1. hanja form^? of 장기 (“Korean chess”)