JLPT N3 · Noun

馬 (uma)

馬 (うま, uma) is a Japanese noun meaning “horse”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
うま
Romaji
uma
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. horse · noun
  2. horse racing · noun
  3. promoted bishop · noun · abbreviation
  4. knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta) · noun

Example sentences

馬に乗ることができますか?
Can you ride a horse?

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 馬

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 馬.

Source: JMdict entry 1471560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.