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：2026/01/08
桂
Hiragana
けい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
桂馬(けいま)。「桂」と略して呼ばれる将棋の駒。 / カツラ科の落葉高木。庭木や街路樹として用いられる。「桂の木」。 / 律令制下の官職名の一つ、またはその略称。 / 日本の姓の一つ。 / 中国の伝説上の霊木「桂樹」。月に生えるとされる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
しょうぎのこまのなまえ。まえのななめににますうごき、ほかのこまをとびこえる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（将棋）桂马 / 日本将棋中的骑士棋子
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（將棋）桂馬／騎士棋子 / 將棋中的「桂」（「桂馬」之略稱）
Korean Meaning
쇼기(일본 장기)의 말 ‘계마’. / ‘桂馬’를 줄여 이르는 말.
Indonesian
kuda (bidak dalam shogi) / keima (bidak kuda pada shogi)
Vietnamese Meaning
quân mã (桂馬) trong cờ shōgi / quân cờ nhảy chữ L về phía trước trong shōgi
Tagalog Meaning
kabalyero sa shogi / piyesang kabalyero sa shogi na tumatalon ng dalawang hakbang pasulong at isang hakbang pakaliwa o pakanan
Sense（1）
the knight in 将棋 (shōgi, “Japanese chess”)
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（ hiragana ）
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桂
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Can you use the knight well in shogi?
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将棋で桂をうまく使うことができますか？
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