棋

chess piece

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキ

Kun readingご

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 8

Meanings

chess pieceRtK
日本の将棋には何種類の駒がありますか。How many different pieces are there in Japanese chess?tatoeba
japanese chess
shogi
日本の「将棋」は、チェスに相当する。Japanese shogi corresponds to chess.tatoeba
私達が夕食後に将棋をするというのは良い考えだ。It is a good idea for us to play shogi after dinner.tatoeba

professional shogi player
professional go player

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

棋

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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

professional shogi player; professional go player

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)

棋界きかい

象棋しょうぎ

將棋しょうぎ

将棋盤しょうぎばん

廣将棋こうしょうぎ

kō shogi (large-board variant of shogi)

関西棋院かんさいきいん

Kansai Go Institution

大局将棋たいきょくしょうぎ

Taikyoku shogi (large variant)

日本棋院にほんきいん

Nihon Kiin (national go organization)

平安将棋へいあんしょうぎ

Heian shogi (precursor to modern shogi)

摩訶大大将棋まかだいだいしょうぎ

maka dai dai shogi (large 19x19 board shogi variant)

Additional Examples

私は将棋をすることが好きだ。

I'm fond of playing shogi.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 棋

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step