天王山

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	王	山
てん Grade: 1	おう > のう Grade: 1	さん > ざん Grade: 1
on'yomi

The ō reading for 王 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連(れん)声(じょう)).

Noun

天(てん)王(のう)山(ざん) • (tennōzan)

A strategically important point.
(shogi) The square at the center of the board.

Proper noun

天(てん)王(のう)山(ざん) • (Tennōzan)

a hill in Kyōto prefecture

See also

天元(てんげん) (tengen, “central point of the Go board”)

References

“天王山”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025