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Kanji Detail for 馬 - "horse"

馬

  • Meaning

    馬 means "horse." Also associated with large, shogi piece.

    1. Horse - A mammal of the equine family; a domesticated animal.

    2. Large - A metaphor for something big.

    3. Shogi piece - The "dragon horse" or "knight" in Japanese chess.

  • Words using 馬

    • 出馬 しゅつば Listen running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle)
    • 競馬 けいば Listen horse racing
    • 馬場 ばば Listen riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
    • 競馬場 けいばじょう Listen racecourse; race track
    • 馬券 ばけん Listen betting ticket; betting slip
    • 白馬 はくば Listen white horse; unrefined sake
    • 乗馬 じょうば Listen horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse
    • 馬車 ばしゃ Listen coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon

  • Four-character idioms with 馬

    • 千軍万馬 せんぐんばんば Listen (having experienced) many battles
    • 南船北馬 なんせんほくば Listen constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move
    • 單槍匹馬 たんそうひつば Listen doing something on one's own without another's help
    • 天馬行空 てんばこうくう Listen unconstrained creativity; bold and imaginative
    • 心猿意馬 しんえんいば Listen (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions
    • 意馬心猿 いばしんえん Listen it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check

  • Tattoo check: 馬

    • Verified meaning: horse
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うま, うまさき, くら, たかま)
    • Also carries these associations: large, shogi piece

    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 馬

    Given names 馬(たけし)Listen

    Surnames 馬(うま)Listen 馬(うまさき)Listen 馬(くら)Listen 馬(たかま)Listen 馬(ば)Listen 馬(ま)Listen 馬(まさき)Listen 馬(まざき)Listen 馬(め)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    horse

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    horse; surname

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

    A grass-eating domesticated animal that can carry heavy loads over long distances. Its hooves are extremely firm and strong, with only one toe. Its teeth change form with age, so examining horses starts with the teeth. When people humbly speak of their own age, they also say 馬齒 (horse teeth). | Counting chips. As in the colloquial 籌馬. Found in the "Pitch-pot" chapter of the Book of Rites.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ba(バ) バ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ma(ま) ま

    uma(うま) うま

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    馬 (uma・umahen)

  • Related Keywords

    horse large shogi piece equine equestrian colt filly gallop hoof mare mount pony ride saddle steed mane bridle canter noble

Sentences including 馬

  • If i am a fool , you are another.

  • Stop making a fool of yourself.

  • I made an ass of him.

  • He rode a horse to the sea.

  • I am not so foolish as to lend him money.

  • Get down from your horse.

  • Don't have me on !

  • He's an absolute fool.

  • Tom knows better than to fight with you.

  • How silly of me !

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