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飛馬 (ひば) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

飛ひ馬ば

ひ

ば

Meanings

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noun

Literary or poetic term for a fast horse; not an everyday word.

彼かれは飛ひ馬ばに乗のって戦せん場じょうを駆かけ抜ぬけた。
He rode a swift horse across the battlefield.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
馬horse

Similar words

駿しゅん馬め
Also means 'swift horse' but is more common and less literary than 飛馬.

Etymology

Compound of 飛 (hi, 'flying') and 馬 (ba, 'horse'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly suggests a horse that moves as if flying.