Japanese Conversation · Level 72
75 words
Japanese word
騎馬
Pronunciation
Romajikiba
Meaning
- nounhorseback riding
Example
昔の武士は騎馬で戦いました。mukashi no bu shi wa ki ba de tataka i ma shi ta
Samurai in the past fought on horseback.
More examples
観光客は広い草原を騎馬でゆっくり進みます。kan kō kyaku wa hiro i sō gen o ki ba de yu kku ri susu mi ma su
Tourists move slowly across the wide grassland on horseback.
Core concept
It centers on moving with a horse as the means of travel rather than traveling on foot.
Common phrases
騎馬でki ba de
on horseback
騎馬の技術ki ba no gi jutsu
horseback riding skills
Similar words
乗馬jōba: The act or activity of riding a horse, often for leisure or sport.
騎乗kijō: The act of riding while mounted on a horse, especially in a formal or technical context.
Definition in Japanese
馬に乗って移動すること。uma ni no tte i dō su ru ko to
Word origin
The Sino-Japanese word 騎馬 (kiba) combines 騎 (ki, "riding a horse") and 馬 (ba, "horse").
Usage tips
- The compound 騎馬戦 (kibasen) describes a school team game in which students form horse-like units, so it involves no actual horses.
Other meanings
- horseback ridernoun
Opposites
- 徒歩tohowalkingnoun