角行

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
角 行
かく
Grade: 2
ぎょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi goon

/kakʉ ɡʲau/ → /kakuɡʲɔː/ → /kakuɡʲoː/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 角 (kaku, “angle”) +‎ 行 (gyō, “going, moving”, the 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かくぎょー [kàkúgyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

角(かく)行(ぎょう) • (kakugyō) ←かくぎやう (kakugyau)?

  1. (shogi) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)
    Synonyms: 角 (kaku), 角将 (kakushō)
    Hypernym: 大駒 (ōgoma)
See also
Shogi pieces (将棋の駒)
Unpromoted
(生駒)
name 王将
玉将
金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr. 王
玉
金 銀 桂 香 飛 角 歩
Promoted
(成駒)
name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金, 成歩
abbr. - - 全* 圭* 杏* 竜 馬 と, 止
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
角 行
かく
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on

/kakʉ kau/ → /kakukɔː/ → /kakukoː/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 角 (kaku, “angle”) +‎ 行 (kō, “going, moving”, the 漢音 (kan’on, literally “Han sound”) reading).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かくこー [kàkúkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝko̞ː]

Noun

角(かく)行(こう) • (kakukō) ←かくかう (kakukau)?

  1. (shogi, colloquial) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
角 行
かく > かっ
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 2
irregular kan’on

/kakʉ kau/ → /kak̚kau/ → /kak̚kɔː/ → /kak̚koː/

Shift from kakukō above.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かっこー [kàkkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

角(かっ)行(こう) • (kakkō) ←かくかう (kakukau)?

  1. (shogi, colloquial) an angle-mover (piece with movement corresponding to the bishop in Western chess)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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