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shogi

[ shoh-gee ]

noun

  1. the Japanese version of chess.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shogi1

1880–85; < Japanese shōgi < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jiāng commander + chess

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Example Sentences

The chess-playing AlphaZero cannot play Go and the Go-playing one cannot play shogi.

Having mastered chess, AlphaZero has to wipe its memory and learn shogi from scratch.

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