しょ
 

noun

  1. falling down one after another (like dominoes).
  2. toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row). Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
 
将棋倒し しょうぎだおし

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)
overthrow, fall, collapse
たお.れる トウ さかさま (7th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
arrival, proceed, reach
いた.る トウ (7th, N3)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ