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Kiai in a sentence

Kiai meaning

The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.

Using Kiai

  • The main meaning on this page is: The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.

Context around Kiai

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

says 1×

Sentence patterns with Kiai

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

kiai says free 1× to even kiai or do 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it took my 1× kiai says free 1×

Common sentence endings:

expression and democracy 1× when performing moves 1×

Words around Kiai

Just before it in the word index:

kiaha 3 kiah 8 kiad 2 kiaaina 4 kia 354 ki 401

Just after it in the word index:

kiam 3 kiama 33 kiambu 24 kian 49 kiana 31 kiandee 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Kiai

  • In this selection, "kiai" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, says stand out and add context to how "kiai" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include kiai says free and to even kiai or do. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kiai" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kiai

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It took my karate instructor years to get me to even kiai, or do that short shout when performing moves. (20 words)

Kiai says free press cannot thrive in an environment in which journalists are constantly under severe and constant attack, saying it undermines freedom of expression, and democracy. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Kiai says free press cannot thrive in an environment in which journalists are constantly under severe and constant attack, saying it undermines freedom of expression, and democracy. (27 words)

It took my karate instructor years to get me to even kiai, or do that short shout when performing moves. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

Kiai says free press cannot thrive in an environment in which journalists are constantly under severe and constant attack, saying it undermines freedom of expression, and democracy.

It took my karate instructor years to get me to even kiai, or do that short shout when performing moves.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kiai" in a sentence?
An example: "Kiai says free press cannot thrive in an environment in which journalists are constantly under severe and constant attack, saying it undermines freedom of expression, and democracy." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "kiai" from authentic English texts.
What does "kiai" mean?
Kiai means: The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.
How many example sentences with "kiai" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "kiai", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.