# 馬 — Horse

Frequency rank 377 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 種 (Kind), less common than 古 (Old).

- On’yomi: ば、ま
- Kun’yomi: うま
- Radical: 馬 Horse (Kangxi 187)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 10

The character 馬 (horse) looks like a horse viewed from the side — the top strokes are the mane, the body is in the middle, and four legs extend at the bottom.

In words:

- 馬 うま — (1) horse,(2) promoted bishop (shogi)
- 馬鹿 ばか — fool,idiot,trivial matter,folly
- 競馬 けいば — horse racing

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