棋 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 棋 mean?

Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.

How to read 棋?

Kunyomi...

Onyomi... キ/ki,ゴ/go

jinmeikun...

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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棋 / related names

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Name:
shogi
Katakana:
ショウギ

Kanji:
将棋
Meaning:
  • A person who leads an army. One of the ranks of military personnel. To support. To move forward. To obey. To offer.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
itsuki
Katakana:
イツキ

Kanji:
一棋
Meaning:
  • One. The first. Kanji for the number 1 (one). To be the most superior. To begin, to put things together.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
tomoki
Katakana:
トモキ

Kanji:
友棋
Meaning:
  • Friend
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
fumiki
Katakana:
フミキ

Kanji:
文棋
Meaning:
  • Characters. Words. Letters. Writings. Words that are spelled out. A coloration. A pattern. The beauty of appearance. Rules. Courtesy. Study. Art.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
hisaki
Katakana:
ヒサキ

Kanji:
栄棋
Meaning:
  • Things flourish. To prosper gloriously. Honor. Fame. Brilliant.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
masaki
Katakana:
マサキ

Kanji:
将棋
Meaning:
  • A person who leads an army. One of the ranks of military personnel. To support. To move forward. To obey. To offer.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
hiroki
Katakana:
ヒロキ

Kanji:
寛棋
Meaning:
  • Loose. Relaxed and spacious. To relax. To rest the body. A spacious mind. Forgive. Spaciousness.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
maki
Katakana:
マキ

Kanji:
真棋
Meaning:
  • True. Truth, not falsehood. Nature as it is. True form. Innate.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
hideki
Katakana:
ヒデキ

Kanji:
英棋
Meaning:
  • To excel. Flower. Abbreviation for British. Abbreviation for English.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
kioto
Katakana:
キオト

Kanji:
棋和人
Meaning:
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
  • Harmony. Peaceful. Tranquility. To soothe. To be quiet. To get along. Combine. To mix. To blend. Combine. To match. To set in order. To set the tone. A moderate appearance. Calm sea. Yamato. Japan.
  • People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
Name:
asaki
Katakana:
アサキ

Kanji:
麻棋
Meaning:
  • Hemp. An annual herbaceous plant of the mulberry family. General term for plants resembling hemp. Numb.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
kise
Katakana:
キセ

Kanji:
棋世
Meaning:
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
  • The world. Also refers to 30 years. During a person's life. A lifetime. The period of time before a person inherits a position from his parents and passes it on to his children. To pass on from generation to generation. A period of time. The world. Society.
Name:
miki
Katakana:
ミキ

Kanji:
美棋
Meaning:
  • Beautiful. Excellent. Splendid. Delicious.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
kisuke
Katakana:
キスケ

Kanji:
棋介
Meaning:
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
  • Help. A person who helps. To be near, to accompany. to take care of. To intercede. To make friends with. to separate. to separate. to be firm. To protect tightly. Something that covers the outside to protect oneself. boundary. border.
Name:
togo
Katakana:
トウゴ

Kanji:
斗棋
Meaning:
  • Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
kishin
Katakana:
キシン

Kanji:
棋慎
Meaning:
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
  • Modesty. Not lightly. Sincere. Seriousness. A metaphor for someone who is considerate of others. To restrain oneself.
Name:
kishin
Katakana:
キシン

Kanji:
棋真
Meaning:
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
  • True. Truth, not falsehood. Nature as it is. True form. Innate.
Name:
koki
Katakana:
コウキ

Kanji:
皇棋
Meaning:
  • Emperor. King. Monarch. Japan.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
Name:
kishin
Katakana:
キシン

Kanji:
棋心
Meaning:
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.
  • Mind. Spirit. Feelings. Thoughts. Heart. Chest. Center. The center of things. Important things. The point.
Name:
koki
Katakana:
コウキ

Kanji:
光棋
Meaning:
  • Light. Glow. Glitter. Honor. Fame. Brilliance. Scenery. The way it is. Big. Wide. Blessings. Words used to honor the actions of others.
  • Go, Shogi. A game played with pieces. Also, its pieces and Go stones.

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