絵馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絵	馬
え Grade: 2	ま Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
繪馬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

絵 (e, “picture”) +‎ 馬 (ma, “horse”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) え​ま [éꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [e̞ma̠]

Noun

絵(え)馬(ま) • (ema) ^{←ゑま (wema)?}

1. (Shinto) an ema, a small wooden plaque on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes, usually with the picture of a horse on it