Kanji N1

騎: equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians

騎 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians, written with 18 strokes. It is read キ (on), and has no common kun reading. It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 騎手 (きしゅ, horseman) and 騎士 (きし, knight).

騎

Meanings

  • equestrian
  • riding on horses
  • counter for equestrians
Strokes18
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1696 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • キ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • None in common use

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 騎

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 騎手きしゅ

    horseman; rider; jockey

  • 騎士きし

    (medieval) knight

  • 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

  • 騎乗きじょう

    riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)

  • 騎士道きしどう

    chivalry

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.