一いっ騎き当とう千せんの兵つわもの

Meanings

great warrior; mighty soldier

Idiomatic expression describing a warrior so strong they can take on a thousand enemies alone. Often used in historical or epic contexts.

彼かれはまさに一いっ騎き当とう千せんの兵つわものだ。
He is truly a warrior who can match a thousand.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
騎equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians
当hit, right, appropriate
千thousand
兵soldier, private, troops

Related words

一いっ騎き当とう千せん
一騎当千 is a shorter, more common four-character idiom meaning 'being a match for a thousand', while 一騎当千の兵 explicitly refers to the warrior themselves.

Built from

一いっ騎き当とう千せん+兵つわもの

Written forms

一いっ騎き当とう千せんの兵つわもの
Standard kanji spelling using 兵 for つわもの.
一いっ騎き当とう千せんのつわもの
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kana つわもの makes the reading explicit.

Etymology

Derived from the four-character idiom 一騎当千 (いっきとうせん), meaning 'one rider equals a thousand', combined with 兵 (つわもの, 'warrior'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it evokes the image of an exceptionally powerful warrior.