金将

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	将
きん Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 6
kan'on

Alternative spelling
金將 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 金 (kin, “gold”) +‎ 将 (shō, “commander, general”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きんしょー [kìńshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

金(きん)将(しょう) • (kinshō) ^{←きんしやう (kinsyau)?}

1. (shogi) a gold general (piece that can move one space orthogonally or forward diagonally)

   Synonym: 金 (kin)

See also

Shogi pieces (将棋の駒)
Unpromoted (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 (成駒)	name	-	-	成銀	成桂	成香	竜王	竜馬	と金, 成歩
	abbr.	-	-	全*	圭*	杏*	竜	馬	と, 止
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

• 成(な)り金(きん) (narikin)
• 金将 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

References

1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN