The pawn 歩兵 moves one square straight forwards. That is all it ever does — and, unlike chess, it also captures straight forwards. There is no double first step, no diagonal capture and no en passant.
Pawns are the cheapest pieces, but in shogi a captured pawn goes into your hand and can be dropped back later (see the drops unit). A single pawn in hand wins a surprising number of games.
Try it
Try it: Capture Gote's pawn with one of yours.
You now know how every piece moves. Next: what happens when they reach the far side of the board.