竹馬

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See also: 竹马

Chinese[edit]

bamboo horse; surname
trad. (竹馬)
simp. (竹马)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

竹馬

  1. hobby horse (toy)
  2. a bamboo horse used in a folk dance

See also[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ちく
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
たけ
Grade: 1
うま
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
 竹馬 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From (take, chiku, bamboo) +‎ (uma, ba, horse).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(たけ)(うま) or (ちく)() (takeuma or chikuba

  1. (literal) a bamboo horse (bamboo toy that resembles a horse that children can ride on)
  2. bamboo stilts (walking pole)
  3. walking on bamboo stilts

(alternative reading hiragana ちくば, rōmaji chikuba)

  1. Synonym of 幼時 (yōji, childhood) (time when one is a child)

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Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

竹馬 (jungma) (hangeul 죽마)

  1. Hanja form? of 죽마.