絵馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絵	馬
え Grade: 2	うま Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Kanji in this term
絵	馬
え Grade: 2	ま Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

絵 (e, “picture”) +‎ 馬 (ma, “horse”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) えま [éꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [e̞ma̠]

Noun

絵馬 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 繪馬, hiragana えま, rōmaji ema, historical hiragana ゑま) (alternative reading hiragana えうま, romaji euma, historical hiragana ゑうま)

(Shinto) an ema, a small wooden plaque on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes, usually with the picture of a horse on it

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