[馬] Handwritten Kanji for horse and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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