竜王

Japanese
Kanji in this term
竜 王
りゅう
Grade: S		 おう
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
龍王 (kyūjitai)
龍王
竜王 (ryūō)

Etymology

From 竜 (ryū, “dragon”) +‎ 王 (ō, “king”).

Pronunciation

Noun

竜(りゅう)王(おう) • (ryūō) ←りゆうわう (ryūwau)?

  1. (mythology) dragon king
  2. (shogi) a Japanese shogi tournament, and the title conferred to its winner
  3. (shogi) the name of the promoted piece that moves as the move of both rook and king in western chess

Usage notes
  • When written on shogi pieces, kyūjitai 龍王 is preferred.

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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