馬うま主ぬし

also: ばしゅ · ばぬし

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

horse owner; owner of a horse

General term for the owner of a horse, especially in the context of horse racing.

彼かれは競きょう走そう馬ばの馬うま主ぬしです。
He is the owner of a racehorse.

noun

registered owner (of a racehorse)

Only with reading うまぬし

Specifically refers to the officially registered owner of a racehorse, as recognized by racing authorities. This sense is restricted to the reading うまぬし.

馬うま主ぬしとして登とう録ろくするには審しん査さが必ひつ要ようだ。
To register as a racehorse owner, an examination is required.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が馬うま主ぬしになるfor someone to become a horse owner
彼かれは引いん退たい後ご、馬うま主ぬしになった。
After retiring, he became a racehorse owner.
馬うま主ぬしとして登とう録ろくするto register as an (official) owner
彼かの女じょは日本中央競馬会にほんちゅうおうきょうかいに馬うま主ぬしとして登とう録ろくした。
She registered as an owner with the Japan Racing Association.

Kanji

馬horse
主lord, chief, master

Related words

所しょ有ゆう者しゃ sense 1
所有者 is the general term for the owner of any kind of property, while 馬主 specifically refers to the owner of a horse, especially a racehorse.

Don't confuse with

調ちょう教きょう師し sense 1
調教師 is the trainer who trains and manages a racehorse day-to-day, while 馬主 is the person who owns the horse, and the two roles are often confused by newcomers to racing.

Built from

馬うま+主ぬし

Written forms

馬主Usage100%
- うまぬし
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is うまぬし.
- ばしゅ
  Alternate reading; less common than うまぬし.
- ばぬし
  Alternate reading; less common than うまぬし.
ばしゅ
ばぬし

Etymology

Compound of 馬 (uma, 'horse') and 主 (nushi, 'owner'). The reading うまぬし is the most common; ばしゅ and ばぬし are less frequent Sino-Japanese readings.