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shogi

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sho⋅gi

[shoh-gee]
–noun
the Japanese version of chess.

Origin:
1880–85; < Japn shōgi < MChin, equiv. to Chin jiāng commander + chess
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sho·gi   (shō'gē)   
n.  A Japanese game similar to chess that is played on a board with 81 squares, each player having 20 pieces.

[Japanese, from Chinese (Mandarin) jiàng qí : jiàng, commander in chief, chief chess piece + , board game, such as chess.]
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