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馬

horse
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingバ
Kun readingうま、うま-、ま
JōyōGrade 2
  1. horse racing
  2. promoted bishop
  3. knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

Popular Usage

競馬

Radicals and components

Radical馬horseComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

team of horses

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2132

Compound words

競馬けいば
horse racing
騎馬きば
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
出馬しゅつば
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; letting out a horse
乗馬じょうば
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse
馬車ばしゃ
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
馬術ばじゅつ
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
馬力ばりき
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; vigour
馬鹿ばか
idiot; moron; fool; stupid; foolish
馬主うまぬし
owner of a horse (esp. racehorse); registered owner (of a racehorse)
馬券ばけん
betting ticket; betting slip
馬場ばば
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
白馬はくば
white horse; unrefined sake
絵馬えま
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
競走馬きょうそうば
racehorse
競馬場けいばじょう
racecourse; race track
三冠馬さんかんば
winner of Japan's three main horse races
馬鹿らしいばからしい
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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