Word Meaning 駑馬

どば doba

駑馬 is read as どば (doba) and means hack.

Meaning

English

  1. hack
  2. inferior horse
  3. inferior person
  4. incapable person

Reading

Kana

どば

Romaji

doba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Antonyms 駿馬 Rank 152211 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

駑馬に鞭打つ

どばにむちうつ

to make someone do what is beyond their ability

騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る

きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる

even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

うま

horse

競馬

けいば

horse racing

白馬

はくば

unrefined sake

牝馬

めま

mare

絵馬

えま

votive tablet

竹馬

ちくば

hobby horse

出馬

しゅつば

going in person

乗馬

じょうば

horse riding

三冠馬

さんかんば

winner of Japan's three main horse races

競走馬

きょうそうば

racehorse