成香

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
成 香
な(り)
Grade: 4		 きょう
Grade: 4
kun’yomi kan’on

From 成り (nari, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 成る (naru), “to promote (at an opponent’s square)”) +‎ 香 (kyō, abbreviated from 香車 (kyōsha), “incense chariot”).

Noun

成(なり)香(きょう) • (nari-kyō) 

  1. (shogi) a promoted incense chariot or lance, with movement the same as a 金将 (kinshō, “gold general”)
    Hypernym: 成り金 (narikin)
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

Various name readings.

Proper noun

成香(しげか) or 成香(せいか) or 成香(なりか) or 成香(なるか) or 成香(なるこ) • (Shigeka or Seika or Narika or Naruka or Naruko) 

  1. a female given name
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