人じん馬ば

noun

man and horse; rider and horse

Refers to a human and a horse together, often in contexts of riding, cavalry, or mythological creatures. Commonly seen in the phrase 人馬一体 (unity of rider and horse).

See also: 人馬一体 (じんばいったい)

• 人じん馬ば一いっ体たいとなって障しょう害がいを飛とび越こえた。

  Rider and horse became one and jumped over the obstacle.

noun

centaur

Mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. The cross-reference to ケンタウロス indicates this is the same concept.

See also: ケンタウロス

• ギリシャ神しん話わに登とう場じょうする人じん馬ばは、ケンタウロスとも呼よばれる。

  The centaur that appears in Greek mythology is also called a kentauros.