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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: キ

Composition: 馬 奇

騎

Radical

Radical: 馬

Meaning: horse

Reading: うま

Frequency: 472

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

馬

Examples

Onyomi Examples

騎 (キ) counter for horsemen

騎士 (キシ) (medieval) knight, samurai on horseback

一騎 (イッキ) one horseman

与力 (ヨリキ) police sergeant (Edo period), low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)

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