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馬

Level III of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 377 / 2,608

Horse

On’yomi
ば、ま
Kun’yomi
うま
Radical
馬 Horse (Kangxi 187)
School grade
2
Strokes
10

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

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

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)N3
馬鹿 ばか fool,idiot,trivial matter,follyN3
競馬 けいば horse racingN2

馬 is rank 377 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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