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Kotomora

駒

pony, horse, colt

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • ク

Kun'yomi

  • こま

Meaning

駒 centers on a young or small horse: a pony or colt. The broader horse sense is a natural extension of the same animal.

Most common words using 駒

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  • 駒こま

    piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)

  • 駒場こまば

    pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)

  • 持ち駒もちごま

    captured piece that can be reused

  • 駒形こまがた

    koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)

  • 手駒てごま

    (game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

  • 駒大こまだい

    Komazawa University (abbr)

  • 駒澤大学こまざわだいがく

    Komazawa University

  • 駒鳥こまどり

    Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)

  • ヨーロッパ駒鳥ヨーロッパこまどり

    European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

  • 三味線の駒しゃみせんのこま

    bridge of shamisen

  • 上駒かみごま

    nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

  • 台湾駒繋たいわんこまつなぎ

    true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)

  • 合駒あいごま

    piece placed to block opponent's check

  • 大駒おおごま

    major piece; heavy piece

  • 将棋の駒しょうぎのこま

    shogi piece

  • 将棋駒しょうぎこま

    shogi piece

  • 小駒こごま

    minor piece

  • 当歳駒とうさいごま

    yearling; one-year-old colt

  • 待ち駒まちごま

    anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight

  • 成駒なりこま

    promoted piece

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Etymology

駒 combines 馬 (horse) with 句, which likely contributes the sound ク and may relate to the idea of a small or young horse.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 馬 is a horse, and the right side 句 looks like a small enclosure. Picture a young pony kept in a small pen: 駒 is a pony or colt.

Reading mnemonic

For ク, imagine a cool young colt trotting in a field: cool -> ク, and the colt is a small horse.