shogi
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shogi
- /ˈʃoʊɡiː/
Rhymes with -əʊɡiː
Where it comes from
From Japanese 将棋 (shōgi, “literally, general’s game”). Doublet of janggi.
noun
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Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, developed and traditionally played in Japan.
But to the surprise of many in the chess fraternity, Hassabis also began to compete in other mind games: bridge and backgammon, Diplomacy and draughts, as well as the Japanese chess variant shogi.
Similar: Japanese chess
Translations
Talk about this word "shogi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shogi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shogi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shogi "shogi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shogi.Cite this
@misc{shogi_2026,
title = {shogi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shogi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
