roba

Animals in Japanese / Names List / Starting with ro ろ

Translation

roba means "Donkey" or "Ass" in English.

roba is normally written with katakana, as ロバ.
roba written with hiragana is ろば.
roba written with kanji is 驢馬.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.
Romaji ro ba
Hiraganaろば
Katakanaロバ
Kanji 驢 馬
Meaning Donkey Horse
School Level ✕ 小２
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A Flatter Donkey
A Flatter Donkey

Synonyms

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: ロバ (Donkey)
ashika 海驢, kaba 河馬, kawa-uma 河馬, shima-uma 縞馬, yasude 馬陸, raba 騾馬.