uma

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Translation

uma means "Horse" in English.

uma written with kanji is 馬.
This is a jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in the second year of shougakkou 小学校.
uma written with katakana is ウマ.
uma written with hiragana is うま.
Romaji u ma
Hiraganaうま
Katakanaウマ
Kanji 馬
School Level 小２

Trivia

  • baka 馬鹿 is written with the kanji for "Horse" and "Deer."
  • The word hoosu-reesu ホースレース means "horse race" in Japanese.
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Synonyms

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: 馬 (Horse)
usagi-uma 兎馬, kaba 河馬, kawa-uma 河馬, shima-uma 縞馬, yasude 馬陸, raba 騾馬, roba 驢馬.