驢馬

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

驢(ろ)馬(ば) • (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 (where katakana is customary), as ロバ.

See also

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
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