Where does “將棋” come from?

將棋 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 将棋, from Japanese 将棊.

將棋 (Chinese): shogi; janggi

Definitions

  1. shogi; janggi

Ancestry of “將棋”, step by step

將棋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 将棋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese将棋shogi Japanese chess
2Japanese将棊—

via Korean 將棋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean將棋Hanja form? of 장기

Words derived from “將棋”

Every word from Japanese 将棊 →Every word from Japanese 将棋 →