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What does 馬 (うま, uma) mean?

馬 (うま, uma) means horse; promoted bishop (shogi piece).

Quick facts
Readingうま
Romajiuma
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
うま
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonuma

horse; promoted bishop (shogi piece)

  1. 1noun horse
  2. 2noun horse racing
  3. 3noun promoted bishop
  4. 4noun knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

Example sentences

  • I rode a horse at the ranch.

  • That horse runs very fast.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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