Word Meaning あて馬

あてうま ateuma

あて馬 is read as あてうま (ateuma) and means stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate.

Meaning

English

  1. stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate
  2. stalking horse
  3. spoiler

Reading

Kana

あてうま

Romaji

ateuma

Writing Variants

  • 当て馬 あてうま ateuma

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 119185 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

うま

horse

白馬

はくば

unrefined sake

絵馬

えま

votive tablet

出馬

しゅつば

going in person

乗馬

じょうば

horse riding

下馬

げば

dismounting

木馬

もくば

the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

名馬

めいば

fine horse

愛馬

あいば

favourite horse

落馬

らくば

falling from a horse

種馬

たねうま

studhorse

牛馬

ぎゅうば

horses and cattle