board game

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 棋 has 12 strokes and appears in words for board games such as go and shogi.
• Basic usage: 将棋（しょうぎ） means shogi, or Japanese chess; 棋士（きし） means a professional go or shogi player.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Readings in compounds
  • In 将棋, 棋 is read ぎ; in 棋士, it is read き.
• The verb for playing shogi
  • 将棋を指す means to play shogi.