kiai
/kiːˈaɪ/noun
kiai is spelled K-I-A-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kiai means “The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kiai is kiais.
How many letters and syllables are in kiai?
| Letters | 4: K-I-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kiai?
Kiai appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kiai?
- /kiːˈaɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kiai
- kiais plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kiai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kiai come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 気合 (kiai).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).