English Explanatory Dictionary

chu shogi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

chu shogi

Etymology

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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