棋

chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ご

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1311

Vocabulary

キ

Word	Reading	Meaning
棋士	キシ	professional shogi player; professional go player
棋院	キイン	go institution; go club; go hall
棋聖	キセイ	great master of go; great master of shogi
棋譜	キフ	record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
棋界	キカイ	world of go; world of shogi; go circles; shogi circles

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
棋	ご	go (board game)
将棋	しょうぎ	shogi; Japanese chess
将棋倒し	しょうぎだおし	falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
詰将棋	つめしょうぎ	(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
将棋盤	しょうぎばん	shogi board

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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tariff, crop tax, borrowing

withstand, endure, support, resist