shoginoun [ U ]
/ˈʃəʊ.ɡi//ˈʃoʊ.ɡi/a Japanese game played by two people using a square board, in which each player has 20 pieces that can be moved on the board in different ways:
Shogi is a Japanese game similar to chess.
Two men were playing shogi in the park.
More examples
- Let's play some more shogi.
- She is a professional shogi player.
- A pile of shogi pieces fell on the floor.
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Board games
- backgammon
- bishop
- blitz
- board game
- castle
- Chinese chequers
- Chutes and Ladders
- counter
- defence
- draught
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- opening
- pawn
- pin
- queen
- queenside
- resign
- square
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