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鞍上

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あん
Jinmeiyō
じょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あん)(じょう) (anjōあんじやう (anzyau)?

  1. on a horse’s saddle; (by extension) on a horse
    Synonym: 馬上 (bajō)
    Antonym: 鞍下 (anka)
    • 1923, 水上滝太郎, 大人の眼と子供の眼[1], 青空文庫:
      それっきり自分(じぶん)(くち)をつぐんでしまったが、たった一瞬間(いっしゅんかん)にして(とお)()ぎただけの白馬(はくば)鞍上(あんじょう)紳士(しんし)姿(すがた)は、一生涯忘(いっしょうわす)れられないほど(さわや)かに()(のこ)った。
      Sorekkiri jibun wa kuchi o tsugunde shimatta ga, tatta isshunkan ni shite tōrisugita dake no hakuba anjō no shinshi no sugata wa, isshō wasurerarenai hodo sawayaka ni me ni nokotta.
      I ended up holding my tongue from then on, but the image of the gentleman on the saddle of the white horse, whom I merely passed by in an instant, lingered in my mind so pleasantly that I will never forget it.
    • 1941, 吉川英治, 梅里先生行状記[2], 青空文庫:
      あざやかに鞍上(あんじょう)にまたがり、すぐ馬首(ばしゅ)()てて春風(しゅんぷう)(みち)(もと)めている。
      Azayaka ni anjō ni matagari, sugu bashu o tatete shunpū ni michi o motomete iru.
      He gracefully sat astride on the saddle, immediately raised the horse’s neck, and made his way through the spring breeze.

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