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当歳駒 (とうさいごま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

当とう歳さい駒ごま

Meanings

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noun

yearling; one-year-old colt

Specifically refers to a horse that is one year old, often used in equestrian or breeding contexts.

当とう歳さい駒ごまの競せり市いちが開ひらかれた。
An auction for yearlings was held.
牧ぼく場じょうで当とう歳さい駒ごまが元げん気きに走はしり回まわっている。
Yearlings are running around energetically at the ranch.

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
歳year-end, age, occasion
駒pony, horse, colt

Etymology

Compound of 当歳 (tōsai, 'this year's') and 駒 (koma, 'colt' or 'foal'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in horse breeding to denote a one-year-old horse.