This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: バ、うま、うま-、ま
Romaji: ba, uma, uma-, ma
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: た、ばん、め、も
Romaji: ta, ban, me, mo
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Romaji

Meaning

horse

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  187
Frequency:  639
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-6-4
Korean Reading:  ma
Chinese Reading:  ma3
Unicode:  99ac
JIS:  474F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3296
Nelson Index: 5191
New Nelson Index: 6725
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 10a0.1
Four Corner Index: 7132.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 191
Gakken Index: 512
Japanese Names Index: 1257
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44572
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0458
Remembering the kanji Index: 1978
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1015
Kodansha Compact Index: 1912
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 210
Kanji in Context Index: 484
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2073
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2809
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1997
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2132
Essential Kanji Index: 142
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4086
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3450
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 127
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 199

Words

(うま、いま、おま、ウマ)
horse; promoted bishop
出馬 (しゅつば)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; letting out a horse; taking out a horse
牡馬 (ぼば、おうま、おま、おすうま、おんま)
male horse
馬車 (ばしゃ)
(horse-drawn) coach; carriage; wagon; cart
馬身 (ばしん)
horse's length
競馬 (けいば)
horse racing
馬場 (ばば)
horse-riding ground
競べ馬 (くらべうま)
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine
馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)
fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
青馬 (あおうま)
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
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