白はく馬ば

also: しろうま

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

white horse

Standard term for a horse with white coat. Often used in literature, idioms, and proper names.

The prince appeared riding a white horse.

2

Only with reading しろうま

Rare term for unrefined sake, used only with the reading しろうま. Not commonly encountered in modern Japanese.

〈人ひと〉が白はく馬ばに乗のるfor someone to ride a white horse
騎き士しは白はく馬ばに乗のって城しろへ向むかった。
The knight rode a white horse toward the castle.

馬うまN4sense 1
馬 is the generic word for any horse, while 白馬 specifies a horse with a white coat.

頭とうN3sense 1
As a large animal, 白馬 is counted with 頭, the standard counter for cattle, horses, and similar big animals.
匹ひきN3
The general counter for small and medium animals — dogs, cats, fish, insects; large animals take 頭.

白馬Usage100%
- はくば
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading はくば, meaning 'white horse'.
- しろうま
  Rare reading used only for the 'unrefined sake' sense.
しろうま

The kanji 白 (white) and 馬 (horse) directly combine to mean 'white horse'. The reading しろうま for 'unrefined sake' is of uncertain origin.