Word Meaning 騎虎の勢い

きこのいきおい kiko no ikioi

騎虎の勢い is read as きこのいきおい (kiko no ikioi) and means having no choice but to carry on.

Meaning

English

  1. having no choice but to carry on
  2. having no choice but to go on
  3. being unable to change one's course of action
  4. (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

Reading

Kana

きこのいきおい

Romaji

kiko no ikioi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 136759 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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騎虎

きこ

riding a tiger

騎兵

きへい

cavalry

騎手

きしゅ

horseman

騎士

きし

(medieval) knight

騎馬

きば

horse riding

騎乗

きじょう

riding (on horseback)

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

騎馬民族

きばみんぞく

equestrian tribe

騎射三物

きしゃみつもの

three cavalry disciplines (dog hunting, hat shooting, and horseback archery)

騎馬警官

きばけいかん

mounted police officer