Kanji

馬

馬

horse

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

馬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うま, うま-, ま

Nanori (Name Reading)

うま, たけし, ま, むま

Common Readings

バ, うま, ま

Example sentences

馬鹿 ばか
馬鹿 な こと を 言って 、 みんな を 笑わせた 。

He said something stupid and made everyone laugh.

馬 うま
牧場 に は たくさん の 馬 が います

There are many horses on the farm.

賭ける かける
彼 は 全財産 を その 馬 に 賭けた 。

He bet his entire fortune on that horse.

馬車 ばしゃ
昔 、 人々 は 移動 の ため に 馬車 を 使っていた 。

In the past, people used horse-drawn carriages for transportation.

御者 ぎょしゃ
彼 は 馬車 の 御者 に 道 を 尋ねた 。

He asked the coachman for directions.

馬鹿にする ばかにする
彼 は いつも 私 の 失敗 を 馬鹿にする 。

He always makes fun of my failures.

馬鹿げる ばかげる
そんな 馬鹿げた 話 は 信じられない 。

I can't believe such an absurd story.

脱力 だつりょく
あまりにも 馬鹿げた 冗談 に 、 思わず 脱力 してしまった 。

I couldn't help but feel speechless and drained at such a ridiculous joke.

馬鹿馬鹿しい ばかばかしい
こんな 馬鹿馬鹿しい 争い は 、 もう やめよう 。

Let's stop this ridiculous fighting.

馬鹿みたい ばかみたい
そんな こと で 怒る なんて 、 馬鹿みたい だ よ 。

Getting angry over something like that is ridiculous.

Example Vocabulary

馬鹿

ばか

fool; idiot; stupid

馬

うま

horse

馬車

ばしゃ

horse-drawn carriage; coach

馬鹿にする

ばかにする

to make fun of; to look down on; to underestimate

馬鹿げる

ばかげる

to be absurd; to be foolish; to be ridiculous

馬鹿馬鹿しい

ばかばかしい

absurd; ridiculous; silly

馬鹿みたい

ばかみたい

ridiculous, stupid, like a fool, nonsensical

そんな馬鹿な

そんなばかな

No way!; That's impossible!; Ridiculous!

馬に乗る

うまにのる

to ride a horse

野次馬

やじうま

curious onlookers; rubberneckers

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