also: じんめ · しんば · じめ
noun
sacred horse; divine horse
Refers to a horse considered sacred or divine, often in Shinto or mythological contexts. The word is not commonly used in everyday conversation.
神社では神馬が飼われていることがある。
Sacred horses are sometimes kept at Shinto shrines.
神話に登場する神馬は、しばしば白馬として描かれる。
Divine horses in mythology are often depicted as white horses.
Alternate reading.
Obsolete kana usage; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 神 (divine, god) and 馬 (horse). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical Japanese texts to refer to horses dedicated to deities.