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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: horse

Kunyomi: うま, うま-, ま

Onyomi: バ

馬

Radical

Radical: 馬

Reading: うま

Meaning: horse

Strokes: 10

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Examples

Examples with audio

馬車(ばしゃ)   horse-drawn vehicle

馬力(ばりき)   horse-power, h.p.

乗馬(じょうば)   horseback riding

競馬(けいば)   horse racing

馬鹿な(ばかな)   stupid, silly

竹馬の友(ちくばのとも)   childhood friend

出馬する(しゅつばする)   stand as a candidate

落馬する(らくばする)   fall from a horse

馬(うま)   horse

絵馬(えま)   votive picture

Onyomi Examples

馬車 (バシャ) coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart

馬券 (バケン) betting ticket, betting slip

白馬 (ハクバ) white horse, unrefined sake

騎馬 (キバ) horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider

Kunyomi Examples

馬 (うま) horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

馬車 (ばしゃ) coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart

白馬 (はくば) white horse, unrefined sake

竹馬 (たけうま) stilts (for walking), hobby horse

馬克 (マルク) mark (former currency of Germany)

馬尼剌 (マニラ) Manila (Philippines)

白馬 (はくば) white horse, unrefined sake

竹馬 (たけうま) stilts (for walking), hobby horse

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