王將

Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 王將 – see the following entry.
【王将おうしょう】
[noun] (shogi) a king-general (one of two pieces with movement corresponding to the king in Western chess; for the stronger or higher-ranked player who makes the second move)
[noun] (shogi) one of the eight major titles of professional shogi, conferred to the winner of an 王将戦 (ōshō-sen, “king match”)
(This term, 王將, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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