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A five-sided tile bearing the king character.
Also known as: Osho piece, Gyokusho piece, Shogi king general
The shogi king, the piece whose capture ends the game, written with a different character for each player.
Is written with a different character depending on which player holds it, the stronger player conventionally taking the plainer one, so the two kings on a board are not identical pieces.
Contexts: History
Related forms that are not treated as separate canonical symbols — see our variant rules.
King general (王将)
By convention the higher-ranked or senior player takes 王将 (ōshō). The two kings move identically; the pairing is a courtesy of the set, not a rule of play, and a casual set may carry two of either.
Jewelled general (玉将)
The other king, 玉将 (gyokushō), taken by convention by the lower-ranked player. 玉 is 王 with one added stroke, which is why the two are easy to mistake for each other on a worn set.
A five-sided wooden shape pointed at one end, carrying a glyph on its face and placed with its point towards the opponent.