Japanese symbol for “foal”
駒
こま
Romaji: koma
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
In Japanese, foal is 駒, read こま (koma).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
- n horse; foal
- n bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “foal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子馬 | こうま kouma | foal; colt; filly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駒場 | こまば komaba | pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies) |
| 持ち駒 | もちごま mochigoma | captured piece that can be reused |
| 駒形 | こまがた komagata | koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece) |
| 手駒 | てごま tegoma | (game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control |
| 駒大 | こまだい komadai | Komazawa University (abbr) |
| 駒澤大学 | こまざわだいがく komazawadaigaku | Komazawa University |
See also: Chinese symbol for “foal”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.