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 |