左ひだり馬うま

noun

mirrored 'uma' kanji; auspicious left-facing horse character

Refers to the kanji 馬 written in mirror image, often seen on shogi pieces or as a good-luck charm. The left-facing direction is considered lucky.

• 将しょう棋ぎの駒こまに描えがかれた左ひだり馬うまは縁えん起ぎが良よいとされている。

  The left-facing horse depicted on shogi pieces is considered auspicious.

• お守まもりに左ひだり馬うまの刺し繍しゅうが入はいっていた。

  The charm had an embroidery of a mirrored horse character.