Japanese symbol for “malayan”

馬来

マレー

Romaji: maree

Malaya

In Japanese, malayan is 馬来, read マレー (maree).

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Meanings

n Malaya
adj-f Malay; Malayan

Written forms: 馬来. Readings: マレー、マライ、マレイ.

Kanji and stroke order

馬

horse

on: バ、メ、マ、ボ
kun: うま、ま

10 strokes · JLPT 2

来

come, due, next

on: ライ、タイ
kun: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす

7 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
競馬	けいば keiba	horse racing
馬鹿	ばか baka	idiot; moron; fool
馬場	ばば baba	riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
出馬	しゅつば shutsuba	running (for election); coming forward as a candidate
馬力	ばりき bariki	horsepower; hp
馬券	ばけん baken	betting ticket; betting slip
未来	みらい mirai	(distant) future
出来る	できる dekiru	to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)

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.