馬うま

noun

horse

The ordinary noun for a horse. It can refer to the animal generally, including horses used for riding, farming, racing, or kept at a ranch.

• 牧ぼく場じょうで馬うまにえさをやった。

  I fed a horse at the ranch.

• 彼かの女じょは小ちいさいころから馬うまに乗のっている。

  She has been riding horses since she was little.

noun

horse racing; the horses

A colloquial shorthand for 競馬, especially in the context of betting or losing/winning money on races.

See also: 競馬

• 昨日きのうは馬うまで大おお負まけした。

  I lost badly on the horses yesterday.

noun

promoted bishop

Shogi term: 馬 is the common short form for 竜馬, the piece made when a bishop is promoted.

See also: 竜馬

• 将しょう棋ぎでは、角かくが成なると馬うまになる。

  In shogi, a bishop becomes a promoted bishop when it promotes.

noun

knight card

Specialized card-game term for a knight court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta; this is rare outside discussion of those traditional games.

• うんすんカルタでは、馬うまは騎き士しに当あたる絵え札ふだを指さす。

  In unsun karuta, 馬 refers to the picture card corresponding to a knight.