騎
騎 — Equestrian
equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 騎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騎手 | きしゅ kishu | horseman; rider; jockey |
| 一騎打ち | いっきうち ikkiuchi | single combat; duel; one-on-one fight |
| 騎士 | きし kishi | (medieval) knight; samurai on horseback |
| 騎馬 | きば kiba | horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider |
| 騎乗 | きじょう kijou | riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse) |
| 騎士道 | きしどう kishidou | chivalry |
Study notes
騎 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1696 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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