香車

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
香 車
きょう
Grade: 4
しゃ
Grade: 1
kan’on on’yomi

/kʲau ɕʲa/ → /kʲɔːɕa/ → /kʲoːɕa/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 香 (kyō, “incense”) +‎ 車 (sha, “vehicle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

香(きょう)車(しゃ) • (kyōsha) ←きやうしや (kyausya)?

  1. (shogi) an incense chariot (piece that can move any number of free spaces forward)
    Synonyms: 香 (kyō), 香子 (kyōsu), 槍 (yari, literally “lance”)
  2. (by extension of being also called a “lance”) a procurer who cuts prostitutes around as a means of control or cracking down

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
香 車
こう
Grade: 4
しゃ
Grade: 1
goon on’yomi

/kau ɕʲa/ → /kɔːɕa/ → /koːɕa/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 香 (kō, “incense”) +‎ 車 (sha, “vehicle”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーしゃ [kòóshá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

香(こう)車(しゃ) • (kōsha) ←かうしや (kausya)?

  1. a vehicle made of any fragrant wood; also such a fine vehicle

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
香 車
か
Grade: 4
しゃ
Grade: 1
yutōyomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 香車 – see the following entry: 花車

(The following entry is uncreated: 花車.)

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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