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Kanji Detail for 駒 - "colt, pony, piece"

駒

  • Meaning

    駒 means "colt, pony, piece."

    1. Colt - A young horse.

    2. Pony - A small horse.

    3. Piece - A game piece, especially in shogi.

  • Tattoo check: 駒

    • Verified meaning: colt, pony, piece
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こま, こまき, こまさき, こまざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 駒

    Given names 駒(こまき)Listen

    Surnames 駒(こま)Listen 駒(こまさき)Listen 駒(こまざき)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pony; horse; colt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    colt; fleet, swift; sun; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    colt

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    colt; fleet, swift; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A horse at two years old is called 駒. Also a general term for young and strong horses. As in 千里駒 (a horse that can travel a thousand li) and the like. Often used to praise talented young people.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ku(ク) ク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    koma(こま) こま

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    馬 (uma・umahen)

  • Related Keywords

    colt pony piece horse young steed foal filly shogi board game swift gallop ride energetic

Sentences including 駒

  • I moved a chess piece on the board one forward.

  • How many different pieces are there in Japanese chess?

  • We're playing chess. I already took four of his pieces.

  • We're playing chess. I already took four of his pieces.

  • I just got a great job because of an introduction from a friend. Sometimes things happen when you least expect it.

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