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Japanese symbol for “stallion”

Romaji: taneuma
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse

In Japanese, stallion is , read (taneuma).

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

  1. n studhorse; stallion; breeding horse

Kanji and stroke order

species, kind, class
on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
horse
on: バ、メ、マ、ボ
kun: うま、ま
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “stallion”

WordReadingMeaning
スタリオン sutarionstallion
しゅぼば shuboba(breeding) stallion; stud horse; stud

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんしゅ jinshurace (of people)
いっしゅ isshua kind; a sort; a variety
ひんしゅ hinshutype (of goods); sort
しゅもく shumokuitem; event
きしゅ kishumodel (of machine, device)
けいば keibahorse racing
ばか bakaidiot; moron; fool

See also: Chinese symbol for “stallion”.

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.