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shogi board; Japanese chess board
the board used to play shogi (Japanese chess), traditionally a thick wooden block with a 9x9 grid
将棋盤に駒を並べる。
To line up the pieces on the shogi board.
祖父から古い将棋盤をもらった。
I received an old shogi board from my grandfather.
高級な将棋盤は榧の木で作られ、脚付きで数十万円するものもある。
High-quality shogi boards are made from kaya wood, and leg-mounted ones can cost hundreds of thousands of yen.
The board used for 将棋 (Japanese chess). Composed of 将棋 (shogi) + 盤 (board). A standard 将棋盤 has a 9x9 grid of 81 squares. Professional and formal boards are thick blocks of wood, often made from 榧 (Japanese torreya), and stand on four legs.
TYPES:
- 脚付き将棋盤 — leg-mounted shogi board (formal, sits on the floor)
- 卓上将棋盤 — tabletop shogi board (thinner, placed on a table)
- 折り畳み将棋盤 — folding shogi board (portable, casual play)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 将棋盤に向かう — to sit down at the shogi board
- 将棋盤と駒 — shogi board and pieces
- 将棋盤を挟んで — across the shogi board (facing each other)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 碁盤 — go board (19x19 grid for the game of go)
- 盤面 — board position/state (the current arrangement of pieces)
- チェス盤 — chess board