shogi
/ˈʃoʊɡiː/noun
shogi is spelled S-H-O-G-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shogi means “Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shogi?
| Letters | 5: S-H-O-G-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shogi?
Shogi appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shogi?
- /ˈʃoʊɡiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shogi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does shogi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shogi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense variant of chess:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | shogi, shōgi |
| German | Shogi |
| Portuguese | shogi |
| Spanish | shogi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shogi come from?
From Japanese 将棋 (shōgi). Doublet of janggi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).