驢馬

驢馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
驢	馬
ろ Hyōgaiji	ば Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ろ​ば [róꜜbà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ba̠]

Noun

驢馬 (hiragana ろば, katakana ロバ, rōmaji roba)

1. a donkey (domestic animal)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ロバ.

See also

• 騾 (ラ)馬 (バ) (raba, “mule”)
• 駃 (ケッ)騠 (テイ) (kettei, “hinny”)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN