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Kanji for Horse
The kanji for “horse” is 馬, read ba and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
horse
The horse; strength, speed and freedom.
10 strokes On reading バ (ba) Kun reading うま、ま (uma, ma) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: horse
Readings used for names on Nazuke: uma, ba, ma
In Japan it appears in about 243 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 馬: Egbert 恵久馬登 · Bao 馬宇 · Ver 馬 · Vern 馬 · Barney 馬仁 · Basuki 馬寿貴 · Bernie 馬仁 · Vernon 馬暖 · Barbara 馬羽良 · Bernice 馬仁日 · Bernita 馬新太 · Vernita 馬新太 and 16 more
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