Japanese symbol for “joust”

馬上槍試合

ばじょうやりじあい

Romaji: bajouyarijiai

jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)

In Japanese, joust is 馬上槍試合, read ばじょうやりじあい (bajouyarijiai).

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Meanings

n jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)

Kanji and stroke order

馬

horse

on: バ、メ、マ、ボ
kun: うま、ま

10 strokes · JLPT 2

上

above, up

on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ

3 strokes · JLPT 4

槍

spear, lance, javelin

on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: やり

14 strokes

試

test, try, attempt

on: シ
kun: こころ.みる、ため.す

13 strokes · JLPT 3

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
競馬	けいば keiba	horse racing
馬鹿	ばか baka	idiot; moron; fool
馬場	ばば baba	riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
出馬	しゅつば shutsuba	running (for election); coming forward as a candidate
馬力	ばりき bariki	horsepower; hp
馬券	ばけん baken	betting ticket; betting slip
以上	いじょう ijou	not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
売り上げ	うりあげ uriage	amount sold; sales; proceeds
横槍	よこやり yokoyari	interruption; interference; butting in
試合	しあい shiai	match; game; bout
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation

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.