Vocabulary

What does 将棋 (しょうぎ, shougi) mean?

将棋 (しょうぎ, shougi) means shogi (Japanese chess).

Quick facts
Readingしょうぎ
Romajishougi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しょうぎ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshougi

shogi (Japanese chess)

  1. 1noun shogi; Japanese chess

Example sentences

  • I often play shogi with my grandfather.

  • I taught my younger brother the rules of shogi.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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