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Kotomora

騎

equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes18

Readings

On'yomi

  • キ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

騎 centers on riding a horse: the act of being on horseback, the rider, and the counter for mounted people. The equestrian sense is the core idea.

Most common words using 騎

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  • 騎士きし

    (medieval) knight

  • 騎乗きじょう

    riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)

  • 騎手きしゅ

    horseman; rider; jockey

  • 騎き

    counter for horsemen

  • 騎馬きば

    horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

  • 騎兵きへい

    cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

  • 騎兵隊きへいたい

    cavalry

  • 一騎打ちいっきうち

    single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

  • 単騎たんき

    single horseman

  • 一騎当千いっきとうせん

    being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

  • 騎士道きしどう

    chivalry

  • テンプル騎士団テンプルきしだん

    Knights Templar

  • ドイツ騎士団ドイツきしだん

    Teutonic Knights; Teutonic Order

  • ヨハネ騎士団ヨハネきしだん

    Knights Hospitallers; Knights Hospitalers

  • 一騎いっき

    one horseman

  • 一騎当千の兵いっきとうせんのつわもの

    great warrior

  • 前哨騎兵ぜんしょうきへい

    outpost cavalry

  • 十字軍騎士じゅうじぐんきし

    the Crusaders

  • 単騎待ちたんきまち

    waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed

  • 宗教騎士団しゅうきょうきしだん

    military order

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Study

Etymology

騎 combines 馬 (horse) with 奇, which likely contributes the sound キ and may suggest the idea of mounting or being astride.

Meaning mnemonic

A horse 馬 on the left and 奇 on the right: picture a rider sitting astride a horse, the 奇 part suggesting the rider's unusual posture.

Reading mnemonic

For キ, imagine a key unlocking a stable: key -> キ, and you ride the horse out.