馬
horse
10 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 639.
Readings
- バ (on reading): 馬鹿 (ばか) idiot; 競馬 (けいば) horse racing
- うま (kun reading): 馬 (うま) horse; 馬主 (うまぬし) owner of a horse (esp. racehorse)
- マ (on reading): 群馬 (ぐんま) Gunma (prefecture); 有馬記念 (ありまきねん) Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative; major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses)
- メ (on reading): 馬頭 (めず) horse-headed demon (in hell); 主馬 (しゅめ) equerry
- ボ (on reading)
- モ (on reading)
- ま (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 馬酔木 (あせび) Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); 対馬音 (つしまおん) Wu dynasty reading of Chinese characters; 姫馬酔木 (ひめあせび) Pieris japonica
Components
Kanji containing 馬
- 験 verification
- 駅 station
- 駐 stop-over
- 駆 drive
- 騒 boisterous
- 驚 wonder
- 駒 pony
- 駄 burdensome
- 騎 equestrian
- 駿 a good horse
- 篤 fervent
- 罵 abuse
- 馭 driving (horse)
- 馮 displeasure
- 媽 mother
- 馳 run
- 馴 get used to
- 瑪 agate
- 馼 zebra with yellow eyes and red mane
- 駁 refutation
- 碼 number
- 駈 run
- 駑 slow horse
- 駕 vehicle
- 駘 stupid
- 駛 run fast
- 駝 hunchback
- 駟 four horses
- 駢 two-horse carriage
- 駭 be surprised
- 駮 spots
- 駱 white horse
- 駲 horse's buttocks
- 隲 stallion
- 駸 speed
- 駻 rage
- 騁 run fast
- 闖 inquire about
- 騅 grey horse
- 騏 fast horse
- 騙 deceive
- 騨 dappled grey horse
- 騫 lift up
- 騷 harass
- 驀 going straight forward
- 騾 mule
- 驂 extra driver or horse
- 驃 white horse
- 驅 spur a horse on
- 驍 strong
- 驕 pride
- 驗 verification
- 驛 station
- 驟 run
- 覊 reins
- 驢 donkey
- 驥 fast horse
- 驤 lift one's head
- 驩 greetings
- 驪 black horse
And 1 more.
Words using 馬
- 馬鹿 (ばか) idiot
- 競馬 (けいば) horse racing
- 出馬 (しゅつば) running (for election)
- 競馬場 (けいばじょう) racecourse
- 競走馬 (きょうそうば) racehorse
- 馬 (うま) horse
- 馬主 (うまぬし) owner of a horse (esp. racehorse)
- 勝ち馬 (かちうま) winning horse
- 日本馬 (にほんうま) native Japanese horse
- 竹馬 (たけうま) stilts (for walking)
- 群馬 (ぐんま) Gunma (prefecture)
- 有馬記念 (ありまきねん) Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative; major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses)
- 群馬県 (ぐんまけん) Gunma Prefecture (Kanto area)
- 馬子にも衣装 (まごにもいしょう) anybody can look good with the right clothes
- 群馬大学 (ぐんまだいがく) Gunma University
- 馬頭 (めず) horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 主馬 (しゅめ) equerry
- 流鏑馬 (やぶさめ) horseback archery
- 神馬 (しんめ) sacred horse
- 駿馬 (しゅんめ) swift horse
- 馬酔木 (あせび) Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica)
- 対馬音 (つしまおん) Wu dynasty reading of Chinese characters
- 姫馬酔木 (ひめあせび) Pieris japonica
- 覆輪馬酔木 (ふくりんあせび) Pieris japonica
457 words in all.