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    3. 封じ手

    封じ手

    封ふうじ​手て

    sealed move

    KMT7News #17+1NounSports & Martial ArtsGamesKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ふうじて

    Noun

    1.
    sealed move, next move written down and kept sealed in an envelope until the game is resumed the following day
    shogigo
    2.
    forbidden maneuver (in sumo, martial arts, etc.), forbidden technique

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    将しょう棋ぎの対たい局きょくで、時じ間かんが来くると封ふうじ手てになります。

    In a shogi match, when time runs out, it becomes a sealed move.

    KMT6Games
    囲い碁ごのタイトル戦せんでは、一いち日にち目めの終おわりに封ふうじ手てが行おこなわれるのが慣かん例れいだ。

    In Go title matches, it is customary for a sealed move to be made at the end of the first day.

    KMT7Games
    棋き士しは封ふうじ手てを記き入にゅうする際さい、深ふかい読よみと集しゅう中ちゅう力りょくが必ひつ要ようとされる。

    When a shogi player writes down a sealed move, deep foresight and concentration are required.

    KMT7GamesEmotions & Psychology
    相すも撲うでは、相あい手てのまわしを掴つかむ際さいに特とく定ていの封ふうじ手てがある。

    In sumo, there are specific forbidden maneuvers when grabbing the opponent's mawashi (belt).

    KMT7Sports & Martial Arts
    封ふうじ手ては、次つぎの手てを相あい手てに知しられないようにするための戦せん略りゃく的てきな手しゅ段だんである。

    A sealed move is a strategic means to prevent the opponent from knowing the next move.

    KMT8GamesEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    封
    seal・closing
    Kanji
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    じ
    ji
    Kana
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