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riding a horse; equestrian
Kanji 1133

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Synopsis

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.

Revision history:

Aug. 29, 2024: p. 12: Changed the next-to-last sample sentence to fix redundancy. Also altered the surrounding text accordingly.

Mar. 29, 2024: p. 1, look-alikes: Added a note that キ is a non-Joyo yomi for 崎 (as is true for 埼, as previously indicated).

May 19, 2021: 

  • p. 2: Updated the Henshall etymology.
  • pp. 4, 10, and 11: Fixed broken links
  • p. 13: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

Jan. 24, 2014: Originally published.

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JOYO ON-YOMI
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RADICAL馬 (187: horse)
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