Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: "John Rowland" Newsgroups: fj.rec.games.shogi,rec.games.chess.misc Subject: Re: Shogi , promotion of pawn ??? Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 00:02:41 -0000 Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: <3e0e78c2.0401090115.4511d821@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: journeyflow.demon.co.uk X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1073779362 12991 80.177.122.111 (11 Jan 2004 00:02:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 00:02:42 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Priority: 3 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.rec.games.shogi:17 Crossposted to a shogi newsgroup... "dajava" wrote in message news:3e0e78c2.0401090115.4511d821@posting.google.com... > Hi, > > Only promoted Pawn has a 'gana' (Japanese letter) whose pronunciation is 'to' > whereas others have Chinese characters. > > Any particular reason? > > dajava,