International

Symbol	Meaning
P	Pawn
L	Lance
N	Knight
S	Silver
G	Gold
B	Bishop
R	Rook
K	King
D	Dragon (Promoted Rook)
H	Horse (Promoted Bishop)
T	Tokin (Promoted Pawn)
-	Moved to...
*	Drop
x	Capture (if no destination square is named, it captures the last square the opponent moved to)
+...	Promoted ...
+	Promotion
=	Promotion Declined

Move count is determined by each move, not a pair of moves. So a typical notation for the start of a game might be:

▲1. P-76 △2. P-34
▲3. P-26 △4. Bx88+
▲5. Sx △6. S-32




Example Game:

▲1. P-26 △2.P-34
▲3. P-25 △4. S-32
▲5. P-24 △6. P-84
▲7. Px23+ △8. Sx
▲9. Rx+ △10. G-32
▲11. D-28 △12. P-85
▲13. G-78 △14. P-86
▲15. Px △16. Rx
▲17. P*87 △18. R-84
▲19. S*23 △20. Gx
▲21. Dx △22. B-55
▲23. D-32 △24. N-33
▲25. G*41 (diagram)

Japanese

Symbol	Meaning
一	1st rank
二	2nd rank
三	3rd rank
四	4th rank
五	5th rank
六	6th rank
七	7th rank
八	8th rank
九	9th rank
歩	Pawn
香	Lance
桂	Knight
銀	Silver
金	Gold
角	Bishop
馬	Horse
飛	Rook
竜	Dragon
王 or 玉	King
打	Drop
右	From the Right
直 or 行 or 上	Upwards
寄	From the Side
左	From the Left
引 or 下	Downwards
成(り)	Promote
不成(り)	Promotion Declined
同	Same Square
投了	Resigned
千日手	Repetition Draw
待将棋	Impasse Draw

The same notation example as in the international section would be read like this:

▲７六歩

△３四歩

▲２六歩

△８八角成

▲同銀

△３ニ銀