象戯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 5

Grade: S
kan'on kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
象戲 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 象戯 – 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, chaturanga, janggi (Korean chess), shatranj, makruk, etc.
Alternative spelling
象棋
(This term, 象戯, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)