竜王

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See also: 龍王 and 龙王

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: S
おう
Grade: 1
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
龍王 (kyūjitai)
竜王 (ryūō): a dragon king piece in shogi
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Etymology[edit]

/rʲuː wau//rʲuːwɔː//rʲuːɔː//ɾʲɯᵝːoː/

From Middle Chinese 龍王 (MC ljowng hjwang).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Pitch accent for the placenames are uncertain.

Noun[edit]

(りゅう)(おう) (ryūōりゆうわう (ryuwau)?

  1. (mythology) a dragon king, especially in esoteric Buddhist contexts
  2. (shogi) a promoted 飛車 (hisha, flying chariot), having a move corresponding to both rook and king in Western chess
    Synonym: (ryū)
  3. (shogi) one of the eight major titles of professional shogi, conferred to the winner of a 竜王戦 (ryūō-sen, dragon king match)

Usage notes[edit]

  • When written on shogi pieces, the corresponding kyūjitai spelling 龍王 is preferred.

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Shogi pieces (将棋)
Unpromoted
(生駒)
name 王将
玉将
金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr.
Promoted
(成駒)
name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金, 成歩
abbr. - - * * * ,
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

Proper noun[edit]

(りゅう)(おう) (Ryūōりゆうわう (Ryuwau)?

  1. a placename, especially of a town in the district of either Nakakoma in central Yamanashi prefecture or Gamō in south Shiga prefecture

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN