| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 騎士 | きし |
Pronunciation: kishi
How to Say It Outloud: kee-shee
Usage: Used to refer to a knight or a person in a chivalrous order
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼は勇敢な騎士です。
彼は勇敢な騎士です。Example Sentence English:He is a brave knight.
He is a brave knight.| Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ナイト | ナイト |
Pronunciation: naito
How to Say It Outloud: nigh-toh
Usage: Used to refer to a knight in the context of Western culture, such as chess
Example Sentence Japanese:チェスのナイトはL字型に動きます。
チェスのナイトはL字型に動きます。Example Sentence English:The knight in chess moves in an L shape.
The knight in chess moves in an L shape.Dictionary
騎士きしCommon word
Noun- (medieval) knight
- samurai on horseback
- Knight
桂馬けいま
Noun- knight
- keima; knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
ナイトナイトCommon word
Noun- knight
馬うまCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- horse
- horse racing
- promoted bishop
- knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- Horse
けい
Noun- knight
騎馬武者きばむしゃ
Noun- mounted warrior; cavalier; knight
魔導騎士まどうきし
Noun- knight wizard; mage knight
桂成りけいなり
Noun- knight promotion
白馬の王子はくばのおうじ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
白馬の騎士はくばのきし
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- white knight; knight in shining armor
黄占地きしめじ
Noun- man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight
- Tricholoma equestre
武者修業むしゃしゅぎょう
Noun- samurai drill; knight errantry
武侠小説ぶきょうしょうせつ
Noun- swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo
- Wuxia
正義の味方せいぎのみかた
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
ミンネミンネ
Noun- love of a knight for a courtly lady (upon which he is unable to act)
- Courtly love
待ち駒まちごま
Noun- anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight
成桂なりけい
Noun- promoted knight
竜騎士りゅうきし
Noun- dragoon (in the Final Fantasy media franchise); lancer; dragon knight
男伊達おとこだて
Noun- chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; champion of justice; knight in shining armor
- ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
ナイト爵位ナイトしゃくい
Noun- knighthood
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