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Japanese symbol for “yearling”

Romaji: tousaigoma
yearling; one-year-old colt

In Japanese, yearling is , read (tousaigoma).

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 yearling; one-year-old colt

Kanji and stroke order

hit, right, appropriate
on: トウ
kun: あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2
year-end, age, occasion
on: サイ、セイ
kun: とし、とせ、よわい
13 strokes · JLPT 2
pony, horse, colt
on: ク
kun: こま
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “yearling”

WordReadingMeaning
とうさいば tousaibayearling; one-year-old horse
あらうま araumayearling; one-year-old horse

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほんとう hontoutruth; reality; actuality
とうじ toujiat that time; in those days
たんとう tantoubeing in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper
そうとう soutoucorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to
とうせん tousenbeing elected
さいげつ saigetsutime; years
ばんざい banzaibanzai; hurray; hurrah
こまば komabapasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)

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.

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