Moto 馬: HorseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- バ
- Kun'yomi
- うま、うま-、ま
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 562 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (バ)
- 出馬しゅつばrunning (for election); coming forward as a candidate
- 競馬けいばhorse racing
- 馬場ばばhorse-riding ground
- 競馬場けいばじょうracecourse; race track
- 馬券ばけん(horse racing) betting ticket
- 白馬はくばwhite horse
- 乗馬じょうばhorse riding; mounting a horse
- 馬車ばしゃcoach (horse-drawn); carriage
- 競走馬きょうそうばracehorse
- 三冠馬さんかんばwinner of Japan's three main horse races
- 騎馬きばhorse riding; horseback riding
- 下馬げばdismounting
- 下馬評げばひょうrumor; rumour
- 名馬めいばfine horse; famous horse
- 愛馬あいばfavourite horse; favorite horse
- 木馬もくばwooden horse; rocking horse
- 牛馬ぎゅうばhorses and cattle
- 牝馬ひんばmare; filly
- 落馬らくばfalling from a horse
- 跳馬ちょうばlong horse (for vaulting)
- 軍馬ぐんばwarhorse; army horse
- 鞍馬あんばpommel horse; side horse
- 馬上ばじょうhorseback; riding
- 馬具ばぐhorse tack; horse gear
- 馬力ばりきhorsepower; hp
- 馬肉ばにくhorsemeat
- 馬術ばじゅつhorsemanship; equestrian art
- 馬身ばしんhorse's length
- 馬頭ばとうHayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
- 馬鹿ばかidiot; moron
- 馬鹿らしいばからしいabsurd; foolish
- あん馬あんばpommel horse; side horse
- お馬鹿さんおばかさんsilly person; dumb-bunny
- せん馬せんばgelding; castrated horse
- そんな馬鹿なそんなばかなsuch a stupid ...; what a crazy ...
- アフリカ野驢馬アフリカのろばAfrican wild ass (Equus africanus)
- アフリカ馬疫アフリカばえきAfrican horse sickness
- サラサ馬蹄螺サラサばていらTectus maximus (species of top shell)
- トロイの木馬トロイのもくばTrojan horse
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 馬うまhorse
- 馬主うまぬしowner of a horse (esp. racehorse)
- 種馬たねうまstudhorse; stallion
- 竹馬たけうまstilts (for walking)
- 絵馬えまvotive picture (originally of horse)
- あて馬あてうまstallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate
- お馬さんおうまさんhorse; horsie
- くらべ馬くらべうまtraditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
- しま馬しまうまzebra
- じゃじゃ馬じゃじゃうまrestive horse
- やじ馬やじうまcurious onlookers; rubbernecks
- アラビア馬アラビアうまArab (horse)
- グレビー縞馬グレビーしまうまGrevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
- グレービー縞馬グレービーしまうまGrevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
- サバンナ縞馬サバンナしまうまplains zebra (Equus quagga)
- チャグチャグ馬コチャグチャグうまコChagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture)
Other readings
- 羅馬ローマRome
- ばんえい競馬ばんえいいけいばban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
- グレービー斑馬グレービーしまうまGrevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
- シマ馬しまうまzebra
- チャグチャグ馬こチャグチャグうまコChagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture)
Showing the 60 most common of 562 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 馬
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