竜馬

Japanese

Shogi piece representing a promoted bishop.

Alternative forms

• 龍馬
• Romanizations: Hepburn: ryūma, Nihon-siki and Kunrei-siki: ryûma, Waapuro: ryuuma
• Romanizations: Hepburn: ryūme, Nihon-siki and Kunrei-siki: ryûme, Waapuro: ryuume
• Romanizations: Hepburn: ryōma, Nihon-siki and Kunrei-siki: ryôma, Other: ryooma
• Romanizations: Hepburn: ryōme, Nihon-siki and Kunrei-siki: ryôme, Other: ryoome

Etymology

Sino-Japanese 竜 (ryū) "dragon" + 馬 (ma, me, ba) "horse"

Noun

竜馬 (hiragana りゅうま, romaji ryūma) (alternative reading hiragana りゅうめ, romaji ryūme) (alternative reading hiragana りょうま, romaji ryōma) (alternative reading hiragana りょうめ, romaji ryōme)

1. A swift horse.
2. (shogi) A promoted bishop.

Synonyms

• (horse) 駿馬 (shunme, shunba), 良馬 (ryōba), 竜の馬 (tatsu no uma)
• (shogi) 成り角 (narikaku), 馬 (uma)