Where does “janggi” come from?
janggi (English) comes from Korean 장기, from Chinese 將棋, from Japanese 将棋, from Japanese 将棊.
janggi (English): a variant of chess traditionally played in Korea
Definitions
- a variant of chess traditionally played in Korea
Ancestry of “janggi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 장기 | janggi; Korean chess; viscera, organ; long term,... |
| 2 | Chinese | 將棋 | shogi; janggi |
| 3 | Japanese | 将棋 | shogi; any of several shogi variants that are ... |
| 4 | Japanese | 将棊 | — |