Kanji

horse

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

馬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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.

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.

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