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馬 means 'horse'

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Strokes : 10    Radical number: 187    Frequency: 298   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-7    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 21    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 183 words   Used in 424 words   Used in 2260 names   Component in 142 kanji (12 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   バ
Kun
   うま horse   ま horse
Name
   ま
Additional readings
Name    た   ばん   め   も
Variants
马 (Chinese)  
Notes
From 験 (verification) to 駄 (pack horse), find out the equine connection in all the Jōyō kanji that contain this radical.
Components
⿱  隹 little bird  灬 (火) fire  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 馬 is used 12 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 馬 is used 371 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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バ : 252 words FIND ALL
け い ば 0
horse racing
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うま : 88 words FIND ALL
う ま 2
Most common form: うま
noun
1. horse
2. horse racing  (see also: 競馬; this meaning is restricted to reading うま)
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ま : 25 words FIND ALL
え ま 1
Most common form: えま
noun
votive picture (originally of horse)
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め: 6 words. FIND ALL
り ゅ う め 1
Most common form: 龍馬
noun
1. splendid horse
2. promoted bishop  (see also: 角行; shogi term)
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An additional 53 less common words include 馬 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 210 (originally: 191)  Joy o' Kanji : 191  Key to Kanji: 850 

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馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
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