Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驹)
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Similar Characters
嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)駝 camel (back end) (trad)
Historical Evolution
駒
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
駒
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
駒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
駒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
駒
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
駒
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
駒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
駒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驹 / 駒 [jū]
colt
Japanese
noun
- piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
- horse; foal
- bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
駒 こま
Koma surname
駒 こまき
Komaki given name
駒 こまさき
Komasaki surname
駒 こまざき
Komazaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (7)
马驹 [mǎjū] #14,766
young horse (colt or filly)
白驹过隙 [báijūguòxì] #45,955
a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
龙驹 [lóngjū] #48,123
fine horse
龙驹凤雏 [lóngjūfèngchú] #72,213
brilliant young man
马驹子 [mǎjūzi]
see 馬駒|马驹[mǎjū]
驹子 [jūzi]
young horse, ass or mule
驴驹子 [lǘjūzi]
donkey foal
JAPANESE WORDS (50)
手駒 [てごま] #17,357
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
捨て駒 [すてごま] #26,426
sacrificial pawn
対馬 [つしま] #43,178
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture)
1コマ [ひとコマ] #45,242
one scene
駒を進める [こまをすすめる] #47,457
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
駒を動かす [こまをうごかす] #48,913
to make a move
将棋の駒 [しょうぎのこま] #63,615
shogi piece
持ち駒 [もちごま] #67,964
captured piece that can be reused
駒形 [こまがた] #72,733
koma shape
駒下駄 [こまげた] #83,359
low wooden clogs
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