Sente / Gote

The two players of a shogi game are differentiated by who goes first in order of alternating turns:

Sente - player who makes the first move (sometimes called Black), in notation described with ☗ symbol (or ⛊ on reversed diagrams).

Gote - player who makes the second move (sometimes called White), in notation described with ☖ symbol (or ⛉ on diagrams).

For handicap games check Uwate / Shitate.