side mover

English

Etymology

From side +‎ mover. Calque of Japanese 横行 (ōgyō), which is composed of 横 (“side”) and 行 (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːvə(ɹ)

Noun

side mover (plural side movers)

1. (shogi) A shogi piece, used in chu shogi and larger variants, which has range movement to the sides and can take one step forward or back.

Translations

shogi piece

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 橫行 / 横行 (zh) (héngxíng)

• Japanese: 横行 (ja) (ōgyō)