Japanese Word Entry
中國將棋Simplified Japanese form: 中国将棋
| Kana: | ちゅうごくしょうぎ |
| Romaji: | chuugokushougi |
| Definition: | Chinese chess, xiangqi |
| Alternative form: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 中 | in, inside, middle, mean, center, central, in the midst of, hit (target), attain |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄨㄥ (zhōng), ㄓㄨㄥˋ (zhòng) |
| Cantonese: | zung1 |
| Japanese: | チュウ (chuu) / なか (naka)、 うち (uchi)、 あた.る (ataru) |
| Korean: | 중 (jung) |
| Vietnamese: | trung, trúng |
| 國 | country, nation, nation-state |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄨㄛˊ (guó) |
| Cantonese: | gwok3 |
| Japanese: | コク (koku) / くに (kuni) |
| Korean: | 국 (gug) |
| Vietnamese: | quốc |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 国 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 国 |
| Semantic variant form: | 囯 |
| 將 | commander, general, admiral, will, going to, future |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄤ (jiāng), ㄐㄧㄤˋ (jiàng), ㄑㄧㄤ (qiāng), ㄧㄤˊ (yáng), ㄐㄧㄤˇ (jiǎng) |
| Cantonese: | zoeng1 |
| Japanese: | ショウ (shou)、 ソウ (sou) / まさ.に (masani)、 はた (hata)、 ひきい.る (hikiiru)、 もって (motte) |
| Korean: | 장 (jang) |
| Vietnamese: | tương, thương, tướng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 将 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 将 |
| 棋 | chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi, chess, any game similar to chess |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄑㄧˊ (qí), ㄐㄧ (jī) |
| Cantonese: | kei4 |
| Japanese: | キ (ki)、 ギ (gi) / ご (go) |
| Korean: | 기 (gi) |
| Vietnamese: | kỳ, kí, cời |
| 象 | elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times), ivory, figure |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄤˋ (xiàng) |
| Cantonese: | zoeng6 |
| Japanese: | ショウ (shou)、 ゾウ (zou) / かたど.る (katadoru)、 かた (kata)、 のり (nori) |
| Korean: | 상 (sang) |
| Vietnamese: | tượng |