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騎 means 'equestrian'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1305   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 45 words   Used in 78 names   Not used as a component
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Find out about a Japanese tradition of shooting at archery targets from galloping horses. Learn the courteous rituals samurai engaged in before killing each other. See what "white knight" means to Japanese businesspeople. Also discover a theory linking the Japanese and Mongols, a military term related to dragons, and a word relevant both to controlling a horse and to nigiri sushi.
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⿰  馬 horse  奇 strange  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 騎 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 騎 is used 45 times, read 1 way.
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knight
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騎
キ    equestrian   
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馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
奇
キ    strange, curious   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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