と金

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金
きん
Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology

From the resemblance of the shorthand cursive version of the character 金 (as displayed on the back of the pawns) to the hiragana letter と (to).[1]

と金

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ときん [tòkíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞kʲĩɴ]

Noun

と金(きん) • (tokin) 

  1. (shogi) a promoted 歩兵 (fuhyō, “pawn”) that moves like a 金将 (kinshō, “gold general”)
    Synonym: と (to)

Descendants

  • → English: tokin

See also

Shogi pieces (将棋の駒)
Unpromoted
(生駒)
name 王将
玉将
金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr. 王
玉
金 銀 桂 香 飛 角 歩
Promoted
(成駒)
name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金
abbr. - - 全* 圭* 杏* 竜 馬 と
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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