horse pasture; pony grazing ground
Archaic term for a pasture where horses, especially ponies, were grazed. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
古文書には、駒場で馬を放牧した記録が残っている。
Ancient documents record that horses were grazed in the 駒場.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
Compound of 駒 (こま, 'pony' or 'small horse') and 場 (ば, 'place' or 'ground'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes a place for horses.