馬

音読おんよみ: バ・メ

訓読くんよみ: うま・ま

画数かくすう: 10 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: Self

Meaning

Horse


  • 馬車ばしゃ — carriage / horse-drawn vehicle
  • 競馬けいば — horse racing
  • 馬場ばば — riding ground / racecourse
  • 馬力ばりき — horsepower
  • 馬主うまぬし — horse owner
  • 小馬こうま — pony / small horse
  • 馬鹿ばか — fool / foolish
  • 落馬らくば — falling from a horse
  • 乗馬じょうば — horseback riding

馬 is a pictograph based on the shape of a horse — showing its mane and legs.

In ancient times, it symbolized transport, power, and energy. Today, it appears in compound words like 馬力 (horsepower) and 競馬 (horse racing).

うまって草原そうげんはしった。
I rode a horse across the grassland.

子供達こどもたちうま人参にんじんあげあげよろこんでいました。
The children were happy feeding carrots to the horse.

鹿
Creates
馬鹿ばか — fool / foolish
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