騎
equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians
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
20 of 52- 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
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.