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janggi

janggi noun: a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.

Noun

janggi (uncountable)

  1. A board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.
    Synonyms:
    Korean chess

janggi meaning in Vietnamese

janggi in Vietnamese

Korean chess
cờ tướng Triều Tiên, cờ tướng Hàn Quốc

Synonyms of janggi

Forms of janggi

alternative formchanggi

Origin of janggi

From Korean 장기(將棋) (janggi). Doublet of shogi.

Questions about janggi

What does janggi mean?
Janggi means a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.
What is janggi in Vietnamese?
Janggi in Vietnamese is cờ tướng Triều Tiên, cờ tướng Hàn Quốc. See Janggi meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is janggi?
Janggi is a noun.

Words near janggi in the dictionary

  1. jangadeiros
  2. jangajji
  3. jangal
  4. jangals
  5. Jangaon
  6. janggi
  7. janggo
  8. janggu
  9. janggunite
  10. Janghey
  11. Jangheys

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