棋士
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 棋士
1
professional shogi player; professional go player
Examples
若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。
It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
Kanji in this Word
棋
12 strokes
Frequency: 1311
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
chess piece
Japanese chess
shogi
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ご
士
3 strokes
Frequency: 526
JLPT N1
Grade 5
Meanings
gentleman
scholar
samurai
samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さむらい
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
お
ま
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