draft horse; cart horse
A horse bred or used for pulling heavy loads, such as carts or wagons. The term is somewhat specialized and may appear in historical or agricultural contexts.
In the past, draft horses were used to pull heavy carts.
この地域では輓馬の品種改良が進んでいる。
In this region, breeding improvements of draft horses are progressing.
Standard kanji spelling using the character 輓 (pull, draw).
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common when the first kanji is considered difficult or obscure.
Compound of 輓 (ban, 'pull, draw') and 馬 (ba, 'horse'). The first character is relatively rare in modern Japanese.