# 馬 — horse

馬 means “horse”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: バ (ba), マ (ma). Kun'yomi: うま (uma). You'll see it in words such as 馬 (uma, “horse”).

- Meaning: horse
- On'yomi: バ (ba), マ (ma)
- Kun'yomi: うま (uma)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Animals

## Words with 馬

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 馬 | うま (uma) | horse |

## Don't confuse it with

[長](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/long/) · [駅](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/station/) · [食](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/eat/)

## More in the “Animals” set

[象](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/elephant/) · [馬](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/horse/) · [羽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/feather/) · [鹿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deer/) · [熊](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear-animal/) · [鳴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chirp/) · [虫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/insect/) · [猫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cat/) · [貝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shellfish/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/horse/. Last updated 2026-11-01.