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馬の足 (umanoashi) Japanese meaning: horse's legs | Kotomora
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He's still a novice and plays the horse's legs on stage.
He worked his way up from playing the horse's legs and finally landed the lead role.
Kanji 足 leg, foot, be sufficient 脚 skids, leg, undercarriage Related words 馬うま Means 'horse' in general, while 馬の足 specifically refers to the legs of a horse or the theatrical role.
足あし Means 'leg' or 'foot'; 馬の足 combines it with 'horse' to form the phrase.
Written forms 馬うま の 足あし
Standard kanji spelling for the literal meaning 'horse's legs' and the idiomatic theatrical term.
馬うま の 脚あし
Alternate kanji spelling using 脚 for 'leg', also seen in the idiomatic sense.
Etymology Compound of 馬 (uma, 'horse') + の (no, possessive particle) + 足 (ashi, 'leg'). The idiomatic meaning comes from traditional Japanese theater, where the rear legs of a stage horse were played by low-ranking actors.
