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駒

pony
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingク
Kun readingこま
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ponyRtK
    日本の将棋には何種類の駒がありますか。How many different pieces are there in Japanese chess?tatoeba
    僕はボードの上の駒を一つ前に進めた。I moved a chess piece on the board one forward.tatoeba
  2. horse
  3. colt
  1. piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
  2. foal
  3. bridge (of a violin, etc.)

Homonyms

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Same reading (こま)
独楽 · spinning top

Radicals and components

Radical馬horse
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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team of horses · phrase · bound up (乙) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2133

Compound words

一駒ひとコマ
one scene
駒鳥こまどり
Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)
駒鶇こまつぐみ
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
荒駒あらごま
wild or untamed horse
手駒てごま
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
野駒のごま
Siberian rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)
駒げたこまげた
low wooden clogs
駒下駄こまげた
low wooden clogs
駒落ちこまおち
handicap
持ち駒もちごま
captured piece that can be reused
駒大苫小牧こまだいとまこまい
Komadai Tomakomai
三味線の駒しゃみせんのこま
bridge of shamisen
瓢簞から駒ひょうたんからこま
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect
苫小牧駒澤大学とまこまいこまざわだいがく
Tomakomaikomazawa University

Additional Examples

瓢箪から駒って言うのかな、知人の紹介で就職決まっちゃったんだよ。
I just got a great job because of an introduction from a friend. Sometimes things happen when you least expect it.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 駒

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step