香車

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (香車)		香	車
simp. (香车)		香	车

香車

/kʲau ɕʲa/ → /kʲɔːɕa/ → /kʲoːɕa/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 香 (kyō, “incense”) +‎ 車 (sha, “vehicle”).

香(きょう)車(しゃ) • (kyōsha) ^{←きやうしや (kyausya)^?}

(shogi) an incense chariot (piece that can move any number of free spaces forward)
Synonyms: 香 (kyō), 香子 (kyōsu), 槍 (yari, literally “lance”)
(by extension of being also called a “lance”) a procurer who cuts prostitutes around as a means of control or cracking down

/kau ɕʲa/ → /kɔːɕa/ → /koːɕa/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 香 (kō, “incense”) +‎ 車 (sha, “vehicle”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

香(こう)車(しゃ) • (kōsha) ^{←かうしや (kausya)^?}

For pronunciation and definitions of 香車 – see the following entry: 花車

(The following entry does not have a page created for it yet: 花車.)

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shogi pieces (将棋の駒)
Unpromoted (生駒)	name	王将玉将	金将	銀将	桂馬	香車	飛車	角行	歩兵
Unpromoted (生駒)	abbr.	王玉	金	銀	桂	香	飛	角	歩
Promoted (成駒)	name	-	-	成銀	成桂	成香	竜王	竜馬	と金, 成歩
Promoted (成駒)	abbr.	-	-	全^*	圭^*	杏^*	竜	馬	と, 止
^*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.