Word Meaning 絵馬

えま ema

絵馬 is read as えま (ema) and means votive tablet.

Meaning

English

votive tablet
wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse

Reading

Kana

えま

Romaji

ema

Writing Variants

絵馬えうま euma

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 8546 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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絵馬堂

えまどう

shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung

絵馬殿

えまでん

shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung

絵はがき

えはがき

picture postcard

絵画

かいが

painting

絵本

えほん

picture book

絵の具

えのぐ

paint

絵文字

えもじ

ASCII art

絵解き

えとき

explanation by means of pictures

絵

え

image (TV, film, etc.)

絵図

えず

illustration

絵入り

えいり

illustrated

絵空事

えそらごと

fabrication

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