馬

• 読み: うま
• ローマ字: uma
• 漢字の分解: 馬 (ba/uma) — horse
• 発音: /ɯ.ma/

意味

Horse. A large four-legged animal historically used for transport and agriculture; also a promoted bishop piece in shogi.

A noun for horse, one of the most culturally significant animals in Japanese history. Used in many compounds and idioms: 馬力 (horsepower), 競馬 (keiba, horse racing), 馬鹿 (baka, fool — literally 'horse-deer'). In shogi (Japanese chess), 馬 refers to a promoted bishop piece. The on'yomi reading ば is used in most compounds, while うま is the standalone kun'yomi.

例文

1. 牧場で馬に乗る体験をした。
2. 競馬を見に行くのが父の趣味だ。
3. 昔の日本では馬は大切な交通手段だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: animals, sports, history

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 馬 is a pictograph of a horse viewed from the side, with four legs visible at the bottom. It is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals (午年, Year of the Horse).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal