Checkmate

Japanese: checkmate
Checkmate

…The player in check must defend his king with his next move to prevent it from being taken. If the player places the opponent's king in check and the check cannot be removed, he wins by checkmate. He also wins if the opponent expresses his intention to resign (Figure 5). …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "checkmate" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…チェックをかけられた側は,必ず次の指し手で防御を施しキングを取られないようにしなければならない。相手キングにチェックをかけ,チェックの解消が不可能ならチェックメートcheckmate(詰み)で勝ちである。相手が投了の意思表示をした場合も勝ちである(図5)。…

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