Rook - Kyosha

Japanese: 香車 - きょうしゃ

〘Noun〙① A carriage made from fragrant wood. A beautiful carriage. Kousha. ※Otogizoshi, A Long Tale of an Autumn Night (Nanboku-cho), "A fragrant carriage is unique to the palanquin of a treasured horse."② One of the pieces in shogi. It can move straight forward as far as it likes. If it enters within the third row of the enemy camp and is promoted, it functions the same as a gold general. Kyosu. Kyo. Yari. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] ※Kyoka, Shinsen Kyokashu (early 17th century), part 2 "When a man carrying gold and silver approaches, he is met with a swordsman at his feet."③ (From the fact that ② is called "yari" in shogi) A yarite (a man who supervises prostitutes in a brothel and manages everything.) ※Kanazoshi, Tsuyudono Monogatari (around 1624) “When I said I’d like to say something, she was a very accommodating woman, and said she was going to help me out in some way, which was quite a strange thing to say.”

Kō-sha kau… [rice chariot]

〘Noun〙 A carriage made of fragrant wood. By extension, a beautiful and splendid carriage. Kyosha. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 5 "Because the fragrant carriage (Kausha) will not leave the palace" [Roshorin - Poem on the Difficult Journey]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 香木で作った車。美しい車。こうしゃ。※御伽草子・秋の夜の長物語（南北朝）「香(キャウ)車宝馬の駕ならでは」② 将棋の駒の一つ。好きなだけまっすぐ前方に進みうるもの。敵陣の三段め以内にはいって成れば金将と同じ働きをする。きょうす。きょう。やり。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※狂歌・新撰狂歌集（１７Ｃ前）下「金銀をもちたるわうのそばへ行きゃうしゃのなりは歩づめにぞあふ」③ (将棋で②を「やり」というところから) 遊郭で遊女を取り締まり、万事を切りまわす遣手(やりて)をいう。※仮名草子・露殿物語（1624頃）「ちと物申さうと、のたまへば、さすが女も、きゃうしゃにて、何事かにさぶらふぞと、ことのほかなるけしきもなし」