竹馬の友
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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竹 | 馬 | 友 |
ちく Grade: 1 |
ば Grade: 2 |
とも Grade: 2 |
kan'on | kun'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom 竹馬 (chikuba, “bamboo horse; childhood”) + の (no, attributive particle) + 友 (tomo, “friend”). Cognate to Korean 죽마고우 (jungmagou). Compare Chinese 青梅竹馬/青梅竹马 (qīngméizhúmǎ, “childhood sweethearts”, literally “green plums and bamboo horse”).
Noun
edit竹馬の友 • (chikuba no tomo)