竹馬
See also: 竹马
Chinese
| bamboo | horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (竹馬) | 竹 | 馬 | |
| simp. (竹马) | 竹 | 马 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
竹馬
- a bamboo stick used as a toy horse
- a bamboo horse used in a folk dance
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 竹 | 馬 |
| ちく Grade: 1 |
ば Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 竹 | 馬 |
| たけ Grade: 1 |
うま Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
竹馬 (hiragana たけうま, rōmaji takeuma, alternative reading ちくば, rōmaji chikuba)
- (literally) a bamboo horse (bamboo toy that resembles a horse that children can ride on)
- bamboo stilts (walking pole)
- walking on bamboo stilts
(alternative reading hiragana ちくば, romaji chikuba)
- Synonym of 幼時 (yōji, “childhood”) (time when one is a child)
Derived terms
- 竹馬の友 (chikuba no tomo)
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