Japanese

Alternative forms

• 龍王 (りゅうおう) ‎(ryūō)

Noun

竜王 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 龍王, hiragana りゅうおう, romaji ryūō, historical hiragana りゆうわう)

1. (shogi) A Japanese shogi tournament, and the title conferred to its winner.
2. (shogi) the name of the promoted piece that moves as the move of both rook and king in western chess

See also

• 飛車 (ひしゃ) ‎(hisha)