西洋将棋

Japanese
Kanji in this term
西 洋 将 棋
せい
Grade: 2		 よう
Grade: 3		 しょう
Grade: 6		 ぎ
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
西洋將棋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 西洋 (seiyō, “The West”) +‎ 将棋 (shōgi, “shogi”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せーよーしょ​ーぎ [sèéyóóshóꜜògì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːjo̞ːɕo̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)将(しょう)棋(ぎ) • (seiyōshōgi) ←せいやうしやうぎ (seyausyaugi)?

  1. (obsolete) chess (literally, western-style shogi)
    Synonym: チェス (chesu)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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