Word Meaning 騎士

きし kishi

騎士 is read as きし (kishi) and means (medieval) knight.

Meaning

English

  1. (medieval) knight
  2. samurai on horseback

Reading

Kana

きし

Romaji

kishi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 17481 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

騎士道

きしどう

chivalry

騎士道物語

きしどうものがたり

romance (e.g. the Arthurian romances)

騎士修道会

きししゅうどうかい

military order

騎士団

きしだん

order of chivalry

十字軍騎士

じゅうじぐんきし

the Crusaders

白馬の騎士

はくばのきし

white knight

魔導騎士

まどうきし

knight wizard

竜騎士

りゅうきし

dragoon (in the Final Fantasy media franchise)

宗教騎士団

しゅうきょうきしだん

military order

ヨハネ騎士団

よはねきしだん

Knights Hospitallers

Example Sentences

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Look at that knight on the horse.

The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.

The knight is not so much brave as reckless.

In the days of the knights, they wore armor to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.

I want to play a game where a noble female knight with the nickname "Light-Speed" freely manipulates gravity.