絵馬
Japanese
Kanji in this term
絵
馬
え
Grade: 2
ま
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
繪馬
(
kyūjitai
)
Etymology
絵
(
e
,
“
picture
”
)
+
馬
(
ma
,
“
horse
”
)
Pronunciation
On’yomi
(
Tokyo
)
え
ま
[éꜜmà]
(
Atamadaka
– [1])
IPA
(key)
:
[e̞ma̠]
Noun
絵
(
え
)
馬
(
ま
)
•
(
ema
)
←
ゑま
(
wema
)
?
(
Shinto
)
an
ema
, a small wooden plaque on which
Shinto
worshippers write their prayers or wishes, usually with the picture of a
horse
on it
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