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将棋

しょうぎ

shogi, Japanese chess

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Examples

  1. 祖父は将棋が強い。

    そふはしょうぎがつよい。

    My grandfather is a strong shogi player.

  2. いつ来てくださっても、将棋の相手をしますよ。

    いつきてくださっても、しょうぎのあいてをしますよ。

    Come whenever you like and I'll play a game of shogi with you.

  3. 子どものころ父に将棋を教わったが、一度も勝てなかった。

    こどものころちちにしょうぎをおそわったが、いちどもかてなかった。

    My father taught me shogi as a child, but I never once beat him.

Common patterns

将棋を指す
to play shogi
将棋が強い
to be good at shogi
将棋の駒
a shogi piece

Memory tip

The verb is 指す, not する or 打つ — 碁 and chess take 打つ, but shogi pieces are 'pointed'. A captured piece can be returned to the board, which is what makes shogi different from Western chess.

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