馬うま面づら

noun

long thin face; horse face

Describes a person's face that is long and narrow, often used humorously or critically. The reading うまづら is standard; ばめん and うまがお are less common.

• 彼かれは馬うま面づらだから、よくからかわれる。

  He has a long face, so he often gets teased.

• あの俳はい優ゆうは馬うま面づらで有ゆう名めいだ。

  That actor is famous for his long face.

noun

Black Scraper (fish); Thamnaconus modestus

Only with reading うまづら

A type of filefish. The reading is restricted to うまづら. Often referred to as 馬面剥 (うまづらはぎ) in full.

See also: ウマヅラハギ

• 馬うま面づらは鍋なべ料りょう理りによく使つかわれる。

  Black Scraper is often used in hot pot dishes.

• 市いち場ばで新しん鮮せんな馬うま面づらを買かった。

  I bought fresh Black Scraper at the market.