象戲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 5

Jinmeiyō
kan'on kan'yōon
For pronunciation and definitions of 象戲 – 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 spellings
象戯, 象棋
(This term, 象戲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (象戯) of the above term.)