Japanese symbol for “cavalry”
騎兵
きへい
Romaji: kihei
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
In Japanese, cavalry is 騎兵, read きへい (kihei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cavalry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騎兵隊 | きへいたい kiheitai | cavalry |
| 馬軍 | うまいくさ umaikusa | cavalry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騎士 | きし kishi | (medieval) knight |
| 騎手 | きしゅ kishu | horseman; rider; jockey |
| 騎乗 | きじょう kijou | riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse) |
| 騎馬 | きば kiba | horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider |
| 一騎打ち | いっきうち ikkiuchi | single combat; duel; one-on-one fight |
| 兵器 | へいき heiki | arms; weapon; ordnance |
| 兵士 | へいし heishi | soldier |
| 核兵器 | かくへいき kakuheiki | nuclear weapon |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cavalry”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.