# 棋 — Chess Piece

Frequency rank 1354 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 氷 (Ice), less common than 邦 (Home Country).

- On’yomi: き
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A tree on the left and ground on the right — a chess piece carved from a tree, placed firmly on the ground of the game board.

In words:

- 将棋 しょうぎ — Japanese chess

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