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騎

equestrian
Stroke count: 18

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. equestrianRtK
    彼は抜群の騎手だ。He is out and away the best jockey.tatoeba
    馬上の騎士をみてごらん。Look at that knight on the horse.tatoeba
  2. riding on horses
  3. counter for equestrians
  1. (medieval) knight
  2. samurai on horseback

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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team of horses · strange · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · street (行) · nail · spike · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2135

Compound words

騎士きし
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
騎手きしゅ
horseman; rider; jockey
騎馬きば
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
騎兵きへい
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
一騎打ちいっきうち
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
一騎いっき
one horseman
騎行きこう
horseback riding
騎射きしゃ
shooting on horseback
騎乗きじょう
riding (on horseback)
騎士道きしどう
chivalry
騎馬戦きばせん
mock cavalry battle
一騎当千いっきとうせん
being a match for a thousand
前哨騎兵ぜんしょうきへい
outpost cavalry

Additional Examples

競馬の騎手は、レースが始まる前、はやる馬を抑えて、手綱を握りしめる。
Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.tatoeba
騎士の時代には、彼等は剣での闘いによる怪我から身を守るため鎧を身に付けた。
In the days of the knights, they wore armor to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 騎

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