chu shogi

noun

A Japanese board game, a form of shogi (Japanese chess) played on a 12×12 board.

OriginJapanese 中将棋 →
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Meanings

nounchu shogi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese board game, a form of shogi (Japanese chess) played on a 12×12 board.

Origin

  1. Japanese中将棋
  2. Englishchu shogi

Borrowed from Japanese 中将棋 (chū shōgi, literally “middle shogi”), so named for being between 小将棋 (shō shōgi, literally “small shogi”) (9×9) and 大将棋 (dai shōgi, literally “large shogi”) (15×15) in size.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中將棋 /中将棋
  • 中將棋 /中将棋 (zhōngjiāngqí)12×12 shogi variant
Japanese 中将棋
  • 中将棋 (chū shōgi)12×12 shogi variant
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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