騎兵(きへい)

きへい
noun
cavalry; mounted soldier
1. cavalry; mounted soldier; horseman
Soldiers who fight on horseback, or a military unit composed of such soldiers. Historically important in warfare, now largely ceremonial or used in historical and fantasy contexts.
騎兵(きへい)隊(たい)が突撃(とつげき)した。
The cavalry charged.
中世(ちゅうせい)の戦場(せんじょう)では騎兵(きへい)が重要(じゅうよう)な戦力(せんりょく)だった。
Cavalry was an important fighting force on medieval battlefields.
銃(じゅう)や大砲(たいほう)の発達(はったつ)により、騎兵(きへい)は次第(しだい)にその役割(やくわり)を失(うしな)っていった。
With the development of guns and cannons, cavalry gradually lost its role.

USAGE:
Appears in historical texts, military history, fantasy fiction, and games. The related compound 騎兵(きへい)隊(たい) (cavalry unit) is very common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 騎兵(きへい)隊(たい) (cavalry unit)
  • 騎兵(きへい)突撃(とつげき) (cavalry charge)
  • 重(じゅう)騎兵(きへい) (heavy cavalry)
  • 軽(けい)騎兵(きへい) (light cavalry)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 歩兵(ほへい): infantry — soldiers who fight on foot
  • 砲兵(ほうへい): artillery — soldiers who operate cannons and guns
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