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chu shogi

chu shogi noun: a Japanese board game, a form of shogi (Japanese chess) played on a 12×12 board.

Noun

chu shogi (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese board game, a form of shogi (Japanese chess) played on a 12×12 board.

Origin of chu shogi

Borrowed from Japanese 中将棋 (chū shōgi, literally “middle shogi”), so named for being between 小将棋 (shō shōgi, literally “small shogi”) (9×9) and 大将棋 (dai shōgi, literally “large shogi”) (15×15) in size.

Questions about chu shogi

What does chu shogi mean?
Chu shogi means a Japanese board game, a form of shogi (Japanese chess) played on a 12×12 board.
What part of speech is chu shogi?
Chu shogi is a noun.

Words near chu shogi in the dictionary

  1. chtr.
  2. chtrs.
  3. chu
  4. chu nom
  5. chu pattern
  6. chu shogi
  7. chu'ch
  8. Chu-ch'eng
  9. Chu-chou
  10. Chu-hai
  11. Chu-Harrington limit

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