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馬
うま
N3
noun
Meanings
1
horse
2
promoted bishop (in Japanese chess known as shogi)
3
horse racing
4
promoted bishop
5
knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
Example sentence
馬に乗る前に人は普通馬に鞍をつける。
Before getting on a horse, you usually put a saddle on its back.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 馬 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
馬
Horse
10 strokes
More words with
馬
出馬
しゅつば ·
running (for election)
競馬
けいば ·
horse racing
N2
馬場
ばば ·
riding ground
競馬場
けいばじょう ·
racecourse
馬鹿らしい
ばからしい ·
absurd
馬券
Full entry on Jisho
ばけん ·
betting ticket
白馬
はくば ·
white horse
乗馬
じょうば ·
horse riding
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