水馬

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Chinese

water; river horse; surname
trad. (水馬)
simp. (水马)
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Pronunciation


Noun

水馬

  1. (literary) water strider
  2. water-filled barrier

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あめん
Grade: 1
ば > ぼ
Grade: 2
(ateji)
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 水馬 – see the following entry.
飴棒あめんぼ
a water strider
Alternative spellings
飴坊, 水黽, アメンボ
(This term, 水馬, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on’yomi

(sui, water) +‎ (ba, horse)

Pronunciation

Noun

(すい)() (suiba

  1. techniques for crossing water bodies on horseback
  2. Synonym of 飴棒 (amenbo, water strider)