駒

こま

Meanings

1. Noun piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
2. horse; foal
3. bridge (of a violin, etc.)

Kanji

• 駒 game piece. Read as こま.

Example sentences

• 日本の将棋には何種類の駒がありますか。
  How many different pieces are there in Japanese chess?
• 僕はボードの上の駒を一つ前に進めた。
  I moved a chess piece on the board one forward.
• チェスしてるよ。私、もう彼の駒を4つ取ったよ。
  We're playing chess. I already took four of his pieces.
• チェスをしてるんだ。僕、もう相手の駒4つも取ったんだ。
  We're playing chess. I already took four of his pieces.

Common phrases

• 駒を進める (こまをすすめる) to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
• 駒を取る
• 駒を使う
• 駒を動かす (こまをうごかす) to make a move
• 駒になる
• 駒を置く
• 強い駒

Words containing 駒

• 駒澤大学 (こまざわだいがく) Komazawa University
• 駒大 (こまだい) Komazawa University (abbr)
• 将棋の駒 (しょうぎのこま) shogi piece

And 38 more.

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