と金

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金
きん Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology

From the resemblance of the shorthand cursive version of the character 金 (as displayed on the back of the pawns) to the hiragana letter と (to).[1]

と金

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ときん [tòkíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞kʲĩɴ]

Noun

と金 (hiragana ときん, rōmaji tokin)

(shogi) a promoted 歩兵 (fuhyō, “pawn”) that moves like a 金将 (kinshō, “gold general”)
Synonym: と (to)

Descendants

→ English: tokin

See also

Shogi pieces
Unpromoted pieces (生駒 (なまごま))	name	王 (おう)将 (しょう) 玉 (ぎょく)将 (しょう)	金 (きん)将 (しょう)	銀 (ぎん)将 (しょう)	桂 (けい)馬 (ま)	香 (きょう)車 (しゃ)	飛 (ひ)車 (しゃ)	角 (かく)行 (ぎょう)	歩 (ふ)兵 (ひょう)
Unpromoted pieces (生駒 (なまごま))	abbr.	王玉	金	銀	桂	香	飛	角	歩
Promoted pieces (成駒 (なりごま))	name	-	-	成 (なり)銀 (ぎん)	成 (なり)桂 (けい)	成 (なり)香 (きょう)	竜 (りゅう)王 (おう)	竜 (りゅう)馬 (め)	と金 (きん)
Promoted pieces (成駒 (なりごま))	abbr.	-	-	全	圭	杏	竜	馬	と

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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