水馬
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 馬 |
| あめん Grade: 1 | ば > ぼ Grade: 2 |
| Irregular | |
水 (“water”) is jukujikun (熟字訓). 馬 (“horse”) is ateji (当て字).
Noun
水馬 (hiragana あめんぼ, katakana アメンボ, rōmaji amenbo)
- Alternative spelling of 飴棒 (“water strider”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 馬 |
| すい Grade: 1 | ば Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
水 (sui, “water”) + 馬 (ba, “horse”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) すいば [súꜜìbà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [sɨᵝiba̠]
Noun
水馬 (hiragana すいば, rōmaji suiba)
- techniques for crossing water bodies on horseback
水馬 (hiragana すいば, katakana スイバ, rōmaji suiba)
- Synonym of 飴棒 (amenbo, “water strider”)