Today’s Kanji is “馬” (uma); Kanji for “horse”.
Handwritten Kanji “馬” (uma)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “馬”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 馬 | バ うま ま |
ba uma ma |
10 | 馬 | horse |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “馬”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 馬 | うま | uma | Horse |
| 馬刺し | ばさし | basashi | Horse meat sashimi |
| 乗馬 | じょうば | jouba | Horseback riding |
