しょ

noun

  1. shogi, Japanese chess.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
将棋 しょうぎ
しょ
象棋 しょうぎ
しょ
象戯 しょうぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

leader, commander, general
ショウ はた まさ.に (6th, N2)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
handful, pinch
リン リチ リツ
claw radical (no. 87)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
キ ご (8th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
that
キ ゴ それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)