Kanji 棋: "chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 棋

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 将しょう棋ぎshogi; Japanese chess
• 棋き士しprofessional shogi player; professional go player
• 将しょう棋ぎ盤ばんshogi board
• 将しょう棋ぎを指さすto play shogi
• 棋き譜ふrecord of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
• 将しょう棋ぎの駒こまshogi piece
• 将しょう棋ぎ倒だおしfalling down one after another (like dominoes) · toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
• 詰つめ将しょう棋ぎ(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
• 将しょう棋ぎ指さしshogi player
• 女じょ流りゅう棋き士しprofessional woman shogi player; professional woman go player
• 棋き力りょくskill in go or shogi
• 棋き風ふうone's style of playing shogi or go

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