棋 means “shogi, board game”

き · ki

Also: chess piece, Japanese chess

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): ご
On'yomi (Chinese reading): キ

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Wood (木) and 其: the wooden pieces of a board game. 棋 is shogi and its cousins: 将棋 is Japanese chess, a 棋士 is a professional player whose title matches make the evening news, and a 棋譜 records a game move by move.

Used in 将棋 (shougi, shogi/Japanese chess), 棋士 (kishi, professional shogi or Go player), and 棋譜 (kifu, game record)

棋 means “shogi, board game”

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