竜王

See also: 龍王 and 龙王

Japanese
Kanji in this term
竜 王
りゅう
Grade: S		 おう
Grade: 1
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
龍王 (kyūjitai)
竜王 (ryūō): a dragon king piece in shogi

Etymology

/rʲuː wau/ → /rʲuːwɔː/ → /rʲuːɔː/ → /ɾʲɯᵝːoː/

From Middle Chinese 龍王 (MC ljowng hjwang).

Pronunciation
  • Pitch accent for the placenames are uncertain.

Noun

竜(りゅう)王(おう) • (ryūō) ←りゆうわう (ryuwau)?

  1. (mythology) a dragon king, especially in esoteric Buddhist contexts
  2. (shogi) a promoted 飛車 (hisha, “flying chariot”), having a move corresponding to both rook and king in Western chess
    Synonym: 竜 (ryū)
  3. (shogi) one of the eight major titles of professional shogi, conferred to the winner of a 竜王戦 (ryūō-sen, “dragon king match”)

Usage notes
  • When written on shogi pieces, the corresponding kyūjitai spelling 龍王 is preferred.

Derived terms
  • 永(えい)世(せい)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (eisei ryūō)
  • 海(かい)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (kairyūō)
  • 倶利迦羅(くりから)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (Kurikara Ryūō)
  • 五(ご)頭(ず)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (Gozu Ryūō)
  • 八(はち)大(だい)竜(りゅう)王(おう) (Hachidai Ryūō)

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.

Proper noun

竜(りゅう)王(おう) • (Ryūō) ←りゆうわう (Ryuwau)?

  1. a placename, especially of a town in the district of either Nakakoma in central Yamanashi prefecture or Gamō in south Shiga prefecture

References
  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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