王手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	手
おう Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
on'yomi	kun'yomi

Noun

王(おう)手(て) • (ōte) 

1. (shogi, chess) check (move threatening the king, or announcement of this threat)
2. having the opponent within one's grasp

Usage notes

• Used with verb 掛(か)ける (kakeru).

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.