こま
Meanings
Noun
1. piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
2. horse; foal
3. bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Kanji used
chess piece
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
low wooden clogs; komageta
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
wooden signboard with a peaked top (usu. with information about a historical place)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
loss of material
small fence to keep out people and horses
nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)
Indigofera pseudotinctoria (species of legume)
dicentra (Dicentra peregrina)
promoted piece
Equuleus (constellation); the Colt
cutting guide board for noodles
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)