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棋

chess piece
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingご
JōyōGrade 8
  1. professional shogi player
  2. professional go player

Popular Usage

将棋

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · bushel basket · hamper · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1900

Compound words

将棋しょうぎ
shogi; Japanese chess
棋士きし
professional shogi player; professional go player
棋譜きふ
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
棋院きいん
go institution; go club; go hall
棋聖きせい
great master of go; great master of shogi
将棋倒ししょうぎだおし
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 棋

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