also: めうま · めま
mare; filly
Refers to a female horse; 牝馬 is the standard term, while 雌馬 is less common. めうま is the more colloquial reading, and めま is a rare contraction.
The mare won the race.
牧場でめうまが子馬と一緒に走っている。
A mare is running with her foal at the ranch.
Standard kanji spelling, especially in news and formal contexts.
Alternate kanji spelling using 雌; less common than 牝馬.
Kana spelling for the reading めうま; used when avoiding rare kanji.
Contracted reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
牝 (female) + 馬 (horse). The reading ひんば is the standard on'yomi combination. めうま uses the native reading め (female) + うま (horse), and めま is a contraction of that.