| Japanese pronunciation |
Japanese |
English |
| A |
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| aigoma |
合駒 |
interposed piece |
| aifuribisha |
相振り飛車 |
double ranging rook |
| aigakari |
相懸り（戦法） |
double wing attack (opening) |
| aki-oote |
開き王手 |
discovered check |
| atamakin |
頭金 |
gold at the head (of the king, checkmating) |
| anaguma |
穴熊 |
bear-in-the-hole |
| atamakin |
頭金 |
gold at the head |
| akushu |
悪手 |
a bad move |
| akukei |
悪形 |
bad shape |
| B |
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| boogin |
棒銀 |
Climbing Silver |
| C |
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| chuuai no fu |
中合いの歩 |
interposed pawn |
| chuban |
中盤 |
middlegame |
| D |
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| dan |
段 |
dan |
| F |
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| funagakoi |
舟囲い |
boat castle |
| furibisha |
振り飛車 |
ranging rook |
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歩切れ |
out of pawns, no pawns in hand |
| futoo-kei |
歩頭桂 |
knight (sacrifice) at the head of the pawn (endgame) |
| G |
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| gangifugire |
雁木 |
snowroof |
| ginkanmuri |
銀冠 |
silver crown |
| ginnyagura |
銀矢倉 |
silver yagura |
| ginshoh |
銀将 |
silver general |
| gintaden |
銀多伝 |
silver tandem (a castle in 2-piece handicap) |
| ginbasami no fu |
銀バサミの歩 |
silver-pincer pawn (push or drop) |
| gote |
後手 |
White , gote, giving the initiative to the opponent |
| gyokushoh |
玉将 |
king |
| gyokutoh |
玉頭 |
head of the king |
| gyoku o kakou |
玉を囲う |
castle the king |
| gyoku o nyuujoo suru |
玉を入城する |
bring the king inside the castle |
| H |
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| haichaku |
敗着 |
losing move |
| hanaregoma |
離れ駒 |
loose piece |
| hidarimino |
左美濃 |
left (side) mino |
| hineribisha |
ひねり飛車 |
twisting rook |
| hisha |
飛車 |
rook |
| hisshi |
必至 |
brink mate , indefensibility , hisshi |
| himo o tsukeru |
ヒモ（紐）をつける |
protect, defend (a piece) |
| hohei |
歩兵 |
pawn |
| huri |
不利 |
disadvantage |
| funari- |
不成り |
unpromoted- |
| funagakoi |
舟囲い |
Boat Castle |
| furigoma |
振り駒 |
toss (by throwing five pawns) |
| haichaku |
敗着 |
a losing move |
| hiratesen |
平手戦 |
even game |
| honsuji |
本筋 |
the proper move |
| I |
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| ibisha |
居飛車 |
static rook |
| J |
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| juhjibisha |
十字飛車 |
crossroads rook |
| joban |
序盤 |
opening |
| joseki |
定跡 |
standard (opening) sequence of moves |
| jikyuusen |
持久戦 |
slow game |
| jishoogi |
持将棋 |
impasse |
| K |
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| kansoosen |
感想戦 |
post mortem |
| kakugawari |
角換り |
bishop exchange |
| kakugyoh |
角行 |
bishop |
| kakutoh |
角頭 |
head of the bishop |
| katayagura |
片矢倉 |
incomplete yagura |
| keima |
桂馬 |
knight |
| kiryoku |
棋力 |
Shogi strength |
| kinnyagura |
金矢倉 |
gold yagura (common yagura) |
| kishuusenpo |
奇襲戦法 |
surprise attack strategy |
| kyuusen |
急戦 |
quick attack, early fight |
| kyuusen yagura |
急戦矢倉 |
Quick Attack Yagura |
| kiresuji |
切れ筋 |
failed move, failed tactics |
| kinshoh |
金将 |
gold general |
| kihu |
棋譜 |
a record of a game of shogi |
| kobin |
小ビン |
ears |
| koshikakegin |
腰掛銀 |
reclining silver |
| kyohsha |
香車 |
lance |
| kyu |
級 |
kyu |
| koma |
駒 |
piece |
| koma'ochisen |
駒落戦 |
handicap game |
| kohshu |
好手 |
a good move |
| kohkei |
好形 |
good shape |
| M |
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| machigoma |
待ち駒 |
pieces in hand |
| migishiken |
右四間 |
right side fourth file rook |
| minogakoi |
美濃囲い |
mino castle |
| mochigoma |
持ち駒 |
pieces in hand |
| mukaibisha |
向い飛車 |
opposing rook |
| murisuji |
無理筋 |
unreasonable move |
| N |
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| nakabisha |
中飛車 |
central rook |
| narigin |
成銀 |
promoted silver |
| narikei |
成桂 |
promoted knight |
| narikyoh |
成香 |
promoted lance |
| naru |
成る |
to promote |
| nimaigae |
二枚換え |
two-for-one, exchanging one (major) piece for two (minor) pieces |
| nimai ochi |
二枚落ち |
two piece handicap |
| nyuugyoku |
入玉 |
entering king |
| O |
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| ohshoh |
王将 |
king |
| ohte |
王手 |
check |
| ohtebisha |
王手飛車 |
fork on king and rook |
| onikoroshi |
鬼殺し |
demon killer |
| R |
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| ryuhma |
龍馬 |
promoted bishop |
| ryuhoh |
龍王 |
promoted rook |
| ryoo-oote |
両王手 |
double check |
| ryootori |
両取り |
fork |
| S |
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| sashisugi |
指し過ぎ |
overplay |
| sashikiri |
指し切り |
being out of moves |
| shichigoma |
質駒 |
hostage piece (to be captured any time) |
| suji no yoi |
筋の良い |
tactically good |
| suji no warui |
筋の悪い |
tactically bad |
| sangenbisha |
三間飛車 |
third file rook |
| sente |
先手 |
Ｂｌａｃｋ , sente, the initiative |
| seichaku |
正着 |
the correct move |
| shikenbisha |
四間飛車 |
fourth file rook |
| shooten no fu |
焦点の歩 |
focal point pawn (drop) |
| shote |
初手 |
first move |
| shogiban |
将棋盤 |
shogi board |
| sodebisha |
袖飛車 |
sleeve rook |
| sohyagura |
総矢倉 |
complete yagura |
| sujichigaikaku |
筋違い角 |
wrong diagonal bishop |
| suji no yoi |
筋の良い |
tactically good |
| suji no warui |
筋の悪い |
tactically bad |
| shogi ban |
将棋盤 |
Shogi board |
| shuban |
終盤 |
endgame |
| shitate |
下手 |
handicap taker |
| seichaku |
正着 |
the correct move |
| sokudumi |
即詰み |
forced mate |
| shooten no sutegoma |
焦点の捨て駒 |
sacrifice (drop) at the focal point |
| T |
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| tairo no sutegoma |
退路への捨て駒 |
sacrifice at the loophole (of the king) (endgame) |
| tataku |
叩く |
strike (drop a pawn right in front of an enemy piece) |
| tarasu |
垂らす |
strike (drop a pawn right in front of an enemy piece) |
| tarefu (tesuji) |
タレ(垂れ)歩 |
dangling pawn (tesuji) (drop one square before the target square in the
promotionzone) |
| tedoku |
手得 |
gain of tempo |
| tezon |
手損 |
loss of tempo |
| tesuji, suji |
手筋 |
tesuji, tactic, tactical move or sequence, petite combinasion |
| takamino |
高美濃 |
high mino |
| tatefudori |
縦歩取り |
rook on pawn |
| tohryoh |
投了 |
resign |
| tokin |
と金 |
promoted pawn |
| tsugifu |
継ぎ歩 |
joining pawns |
| tsuku |
突く |
push |
| tsumu |
詰む |
mate(v), be checkmated |
| tsumi |
詰み |
mate(n) |
| tsumero(tsume yo) |
詰めろ（詰めよ） |
threat mate |
| tesuji, suji |
手筋、筋 |
tesuji, tactic, tactical move or sequence, petite combinasion |
| toru |
取る |
capture |
| tenkai |
展開 |
development |
| tonshi |
トン死 |
sudden death |
| tsume shoogi |
詰将棋 |
Tsume Shogi, checkmate problems |
| tsumero (tsume yo) |
詰めろ （詰めよ） |
threatmate |
| tsumero o nogare no tsumero |
詰めろを逃れの詰めろ |
threatmate to escape threatmate |
| tsukifuzumi |
突歩詰み |
mate with pawn push |
| tsuki-suteru |
突き捨てる |
push and sacrifice |
| Ｕ |
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| ukigoma |
浮き駒 |
loose piece, floating piece |
| (ai)ukibisha |
(相)浮飛車 |
(Double) Floating Rook |
| uchifuzumi |
打歩詰み |
mate with pawn drop (illegal) |
| utsu |
打つ |
drop onto |
| uwate |
上手 |
handicap giver |
| Y |
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| yaguragakoi |
矢倉囲い |
yagura castle |
| yagura (sempoo) |
矢倉（戦法） |
Yagura (opening) (yagura, arrow depository) |
| yokofudori |
横歩取り |
side pawn |
| yagura nakabisha |
矢倉中飛車 |
Yagura Central Rook |
| yuri |
有利 |
advantage |
| yorisuji |
寄り筋 |
endgame tesuji (bringing the king near mate) |
| Z |
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| zokushu |
俗手 |
an ordinary move |