Meanings
nounigui (uncountable)
- uncountableboard gamesIn shogi variants, a type of move in which a piece captures an opposing piece without moving.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 居食(いぐ)い (igui, “living in idleness; idle feeding”).
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igui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igui
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “igui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igui.
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